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History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

HoP 468 Perchance to Dream: Descartes’ Skeptical Method

Apr 27, 2025 · 29 min · 16 segments

How Descartes fashioned a “method” to repel even the strongest and most radical forms of doubt, with the cogito argument as its foundation.

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Speakers: Peter AdamsonHost

Top entities: René Descartes×86 God×39 Meditations on First Philosophy×31 Light×4 Triangle×3

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot politicalPopularityVery Populartop 5%Audience≈46k followers

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Peter AdamsonHost

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[instrumental music] I'm Peter Adamson, and you're listening to The History of Philosophy podcast, brought to you with the support of the Philosophy Department at King's College London and the LMU in Munich.

Peter AdamsonHost

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Online at historyofphilosophy.net. Today's episode, Perchance to Dream: Descartes' Skeptical Method.

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