No! Descartes thought that mind whose essence is thinking is made of immaterial substance but Hobbes would have non of that.
不是,笛卡尔认为思维的精髓,在于思考,是非物质的,但是霍布斯却不这么认为。
Ok, so that helps to explain, why Galileo was such an important figure, had a great influence on Descartes as well.
这就解释了为什么伽利略地位如此重要,同时对笛卡尔也产生了深远的影响。
Descartes is very famous for introducing his discussions though skepticism.
笛卡尔在引入怀疑论方面非常有名。
Then very controversially Descartes says, okay I「ve got one bit of certainty here but I」m thinking that I exist, can「t I look at the VAT instance of certainty and draw a general rule from it.
接下来笛卡尔说的话就非常有争议了,我在此得到了一些肯定,但是我正在思考我的存在,我不能仅凭看到了容器这个确凿的例子,就从中描绘出一个普遍的规律。
Descartes then constructed an argument that formed the basis of modern philosophy, something that remained true even if all else was false.
笛卡尔于是建立了一个奠定现代哲学基础的论点;它能在其他一切都是虚假的情况下保持真实。
In other words, Descartes is still thinking along these same lines.
换句换说,笛卡尔也在思考同样的问题。
This is the kind of perplexing thought Descartes forces us to confront.
这正是笛卡尔迫使我们面对的那种令人费解的想法。
I mean Descartes theory is actually rather dubiously coherent, if you think about it.
如果你仔细思考下,笛卡尔的理论还是值得怀疑的。
So Descartes says」 well, its no good giving me tradition, I have got to have some thing that would withstand the arguments of skeptics.
所以笛卡尔便说,我并不受到传统的束缚,我有一些论据是经得起怀疑论者推敲的。
So Descartes theory which had never been that popular in Britain in anyway was discredited.
这么一来笛卡尔的理论在英国开始站不住脚了,开始受到人们的怀疑了。
In Descartes case, he tries to prove the existence of God by relying on his clear and distinct perception his mental faculties.
在笛卡尔的案例中,他尝试依赖自身清楚明白的感知和精神感官,来证明上帝的存在。
Descartes began his musings by doubting his very existence.
笛卡尔对于他的存在开始沉思。
Descartes insisted - as part of his proof of the 「cogito」 - that the mind must be utterly distinct from corporeal things.
笛卡尔认为——在对「我思」的证明中——心灵与有形的物体必然是决然不同的。
How could you possibly prove to yourself that you are not in the kind of nightmarish situation Descartes describes?
你如何能够向自己证明自己不是处于笛卡尔所形容的那种噩梦般的境况中呢?
What about the final move of Descartes argument this seems rather more defensible though on the face of it, it might seem dubious.
那么笛卡尔论据的最后阶段是怎么样的呢,虽然要直面这个问题,但那似乎仍然很慎密,仍然值得怀疑。
The interest in the Cartesian circle, the reason why it「s discussed so much by the scholars is not just anti cohering interest in Descartes arguments it」s a much more general point.
笛卡尔循环论证值得关注的地方在于,为什么那么多的学者对其进行讨论,不仅反对笛卡尔论据里的契合点,而更多地是反对普遍观点。
Remember Descartes thought that the essence of matter is extension.
还记得笛卡尔认为物质的核心是在于延展么。