Hobbes Against Descartes

Hobbes Against Descartes

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  • Date Submitted: 12/02/2008 1:09 AM
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In this paper, I will argue in favor of Hobbes and against Descartes. The focus of this debate will be mostly the metaphysics between the two philosophers. René Descartes (1596-1650) is the philosopher in which my debate is against. He is a dualist who believes that complex structures, such as astronomy, medicine, physics, and other sciences are doubtful. He concludes that geometry, arithmetic, and other studies of the most simple things contain something undeniable and undoubted, whether or not they exist in nature. I am not convinced by Descartes’ theory because he doubts certain things that exist in everyday life that we use to survive in a multitude of ways. To doubt what we need to survive and exist can be doubtful within itself. Descartes believes most is known about God, then about the human mind, and the least about the human bodies. His belief on God is to the point that because of God, I exist. He states different beliefs that God is the answer to such things as his wrongful will and many imperfections. To put so much belief and emphasis on God overwhelmed me. I cannot agree completely with Descartes’ theory on God being the perfect perfection and everything else being something less that is only a creation from God. I believe we are all perfect in our own ways and there is reason for everything. In this paper, I will argue in favor of Hobbes and against Descartes. The focus of this debate will be mostly the metaphysics between the two philosophers. René Descartes (1596-1650) is the philosopher in which my debate is against. He is a dualist who believes that complex structures, such as astronomy, medicine, physics, and other sciences are doubtful. He concludes that geometry, arithmetic, and other studies of the most simple things contain something undeniable and undoubted, whether or not they exist in nature. I am not convinced by Descartes’ theory because he doubts certain things that exist in everyday life that we use to survive in a multitude of...

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