What was descartes seeking

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1: Identify as clearly as you can the problem that drove Descartes to adopt a method of doubt. What was Descartes seeking? Why was most of what he found in his mind unacceptable as a basis for constructing a theory about reality?

2: How does Descartes successfully avoid the conflict between science and religion? How does the solution he proposes (which successfully allows the new science to continue) create other philosophical problems? Be specific in outlining both the solution and the new problem(s)

3: Many philosophers after Descartes have responded to what is sometimes called the "mind/body problem." Choose one of the Western philosophers (Spinoza, Conway, Leibniz) and compare that person's "solution" to the "solution" offered by Akan thought. How does each resolve the problem, and how do the resolutions differ?

4: Briefly outline the critique of rationalism undertaken by the empiricist philosophers, which ranges from mild (Locke) to radical (Hume). Summarize the views of Locke, Berkeley, and Hume with respect to what (if anything) should be kept from the rationalist approach to knowledge theory.

5: It has been said that in Kant's epistemology "mind is the lawgiver to nature." What does this mean? Discuss the function of the mind and its role in structuring reality from Kant's perspective. Are we better or worse off with respect to the egocentric predicament in Kant's system (as opposed to Descartes's or Locke's system)?

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