philosophy 1010

Module 03/Online Resources The Rationalist Approach to Epistemology.html

Survey the following resources to use in Discussions. You are not expected to read/view all of these, but you are encouraged to cite some of these in your Discussion postings.

The Rationalist Approach to Epistemology

• Read this introduction to Epistemology.

• Explore the general subject of Epistemology at Stanford.

• Find out about Epistemology in Plato's Meno.

• Find out about Descarte's Overcoming Doubt.

• Explore the epistemology of Descartes.

• See this introduction to Rationalism.

• Read about Rationalism vs. Empiricism from Stanford.

• Video: See this introduction to the Meaning of Knowledge. (10:11)

• Video: Watch this crash course on Cartesian Skepticism. (10:00)

• Video: Watch this video introducing Descartes's cogito ergo sum. (9:57)

• Video: Watch this introduction to Descartes. (24:56)

Mind-body responses- Spinoza, Leibniz

• How was the mind/body problem a legacy of Descartes to modern philosophy?

• See this introduction to Leibniz.

• Read this introduction to Spinoza.

• Video: Watch this video introduction to Spinoza. (8:34)

(Learning Objectives Supported: 1b, 2a, 3b, 4a, 4b