The idea that the mind is an individual entity and psychological suffering is something gone wrong inside the person is ...

Twenty years ago, cognitive psychologist Elizabeth Spelke took a strong position in an ongoing public debate. "There are no ...

A groundbreaking study challenges Descartes’ “I think, therefore I am,” suggesting consciousness begins with bodily feelings, reshaping how we define awareness.

The more serious the question, the more doubts and uncertainty. But a decision needs to be made one way or another. How to make a quick decision that will not disappoint in the future? For this case, ...

The Meaning of Cogito Ergo Sum Although Descartes can find reason to doubt his senses, he cannot doubt the act of doubting itself—a claim that is farther reaching than it seems.

Unpacking the timeless relevance of Descartes' views on doubt and wisdom, and how they shape our approach to information and personal growth in today's world. Nucleus_AI 2727 Stories ...

Rene Descartes contributions: to mathematics, to psychology, to philosophy, to ecology, to education. He did many great things, but his main contribution was in contemporary philosophy, and his ...

This unnatural division became famous through the writing of Rene Descartes, and has been known ever since as the Cartesian duality. And although William James, Wilhelm Wundt and others later ...

In the 1790s, Descartes' body was dug up again, in an attempt to protect it from the carnage of the French Revolution. When they looked at the remains, however, they found just a tibia, parts of a ...

According to Rene Descartes, a simple, basic, and even common sense belief is shrouded by sceptical doubts. He had done many thought experiments to strengthen his argument.