Understanding and living of Plato and Descartes’

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09/14/2009

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Table of Contents Understanding and living of Plato and Descartes’  Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. The nature of understanding
    1. Trusting of the senses
    2. Interpretation of allegory of the cave in 'The Republic'
  3. The nature of living
    1. Quality of life
    2. Living life in greater detail
  4. Comparisons
    1. Valid points of both the philosophers
    2. The weakness of Descartes' position
    3. Plato's different set of issues
  5. Descartes' edge over Plato
  6. Conclusion
  7. Works cited

Abstract

Both plato and descartes have a lot to say about human nature. One aspect of the subject that stands out most for me are the discussions of how a person knows and understands things, or one might call it, "what is the nature of understanding?" Related to that is the subject of what a person is supposed to do based on what they know, which we might call the nature of living or correct conduct. descartes is concerned to prove he exists, and in his second Meditation he gives the example of the ball of wax. He thinks he knows and understands it by its characteristics, but then it changes when exposed to heat, so what does he really know?

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