Another #earlymodernphilosophyburn: this one is from Leibniz, making fun of Descartes' method.
"Take what is needed; do as you ought; and you will get what you wanted”
Cited at J. Broughton, Descartes’ Method of Doubt (Princeton: 2002), 4.
"Take what is needed; do as you ought; and you will get what you wanted”
Cited at J. Broughton, Descartes’ Method of Doubt (Princeton: 2002), 4.
Comments
Re: a priori critique of the faculties—it is like trying to learn to swim without getting wet.
Re: Kant’s notion of God—like when children create a scarecrow and then all agree to pretend to be afraid of it
I read Kant & struggle. I try to remember my point above but tbh his Critique of Pure Reason has defeated me several times. "Really?" is my frequent question
A Popper-Kant conversation would be a fascinating conversation to earwig
#Context
Because I don't find it very funny. Sorry I couldn't get a decent citation, "Adobe" was being slow. Don't know why I derived from that "sexual pleasure"...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQsjAbZDx-4
We are currently very poor, selling grandpa's hotel ("El Dorado"). My dad also got sick recently so, may I beg?