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May 27, 2020 8 min

5: Descartes and Knowledge

from Egg Timer Philosophy Hosted by Eric Roark

What, if anything, can we know with absolute certainty? This episode of the egg timer takes a critical look at the answer Rene Descartes gives to this question. His answer has provided the foundation for the last 400 years of philosophical thought surrounding knowledge. Send over your thoughts, questions or ideas for future episodes to: [email protected] Art Attribution: Frans Hals - André Hatala [e.a.] (1997) De eeuw van Rembrandt, Bruxelles: Crédit communal de Belgique, ISBN 2-908388-32-4.

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