How Did Rene Descartes Obtain A Source Of Knowledge
René Descartes a philosopher Touraine France put all of his knowledge and reasoning into doubt he has created himself. He showed us that beliefs don't tell us anything. Anyone can wish something and call it a belief. There are no limits to what we can wish for. Most of the wishes seem to be very nice things. Beliefs may make us comfortable, secure, or feel good, but they tell us nothing about reality. Beliefs are not a source of knowledge, unless you think delusions are knowledge. Descartes sought a way to put our beliefs and knowledge of the world on a firm foundation that could be relied on. The method he used is to doubt everything. Basically, he used extreme doubt, or skepticism to force our knowledge and beliefs to justify themselves.