Descartes spans the gap between classical philosophy and modern philosophy; this movement is from wonder to doubt. A rough dividing line for these periods is 1600. Descartes was no fool – he belongs in the pantheon of the greatest mathematicians ever to live. He invented the Cartesian plane, and his thinking is in-line with a…
Wilhelm WUNDT Father of psychology, wanted to establish the study of the mind as a science. Analyzed the mind in terms of its basic components [STRUCTURALISM] William JAMES Prof of psych, philo and physiology at Harvard. Was a “big-picture” person and liked to look at things as a whole [FUNCTIONALISM] Wolfgang KOHLER Researched apes and…
Background Grew up in the medieval world where the questions of science Structured deeply by Aristotle and theology Descartes’ project: To establish new foundations for science Lodge the new foundation into mathematics A new source of veridicality (absolute certainty or truth) > new sense of self > Thinking “I” Text Discourse on Method Thesis of…
