Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Descartes and Kant are very similar. Descartes' cogito (think therefore I am) relates to Kant, in that we think with our minds, therefore we must exist. If we did not exist, there would be no way we could think, breath, or live with our minds. Kant also has a similar opinion. For example, we clearly know that 2+2=4 and willl always equal four no matter how you look at it. Mathematics and our minds would both appear to be existent, innate objects that we have.
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Hmmm...I dont know about this. I believe that when I was reading Kant, I got a different vibe from him. I felt as though Kant did not believe in the "I think, therefore I am". I believe Kant thought that there was no proof that we exists, even though we think and breathe, there is no way to proof our thoughts either. I agree that if we are able to think and breathe, then we definately exist, however, I think Kant has the opposite belief.
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