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Empiricist-s (and others-) responses to the cogito test with 100- correct answer
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Empiricist's (and others')responses to the cogito test
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What does Descartes do when he presents the cogito? - answer
When Descartes presents the cogito, he has only managed to prove
that he exists when he's doubting/thinking
This means he CAN'T prove that he exists when he's sleeping/not
thinking
How does Russell respond to the cogito? - answer Russell argues
that we can't be certain of things existing when we're not perceiving
them
We can't be certain of our own existence when we're not using our
mind to think
We can ONLY be certain of things existing while we're aware of them
existing
How does Hume respond to the cogito? - answer Hume argues that
the self, the "I" does NOT exist
The self is just a bundle of perceptions
How does Ayer respond to the cogito? - answer A.J. Ayer, a logical
positivist, agrees with Hume
All you can say is that thinking is going on
There's NO proof that the act of thinking is linked to an agent doing
the thinking
What would Descartes respond to the claim that the cogito might
not be a priori? - answer Descartes would say that thinking
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