He formulated an early version of the "brain in a vat" thought experiment with his conception of the "evil demon," and he argued against empiricism using the example of a melting piece of wax.
This man posited that a person cannot fully trust his sense of determining reality with his "dream argument." He formulated an early version of the "brain in a vat" thought experiment with his conception of the "evil demon," and he argued against empiricism using the example of a melting piece of wax. He posited that the pineal gland was the intermediary between the mind and the body, and his treatises include Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy. For 10 points, name this French philosopher who famously stated, "Cogito, ergo sum," or, "I think, therefore I am."
This man posited that a person cannot fully trust his sense of determining reality with his "dream argument."
Rene Descartes