Listen "Episode 3 - Analysis Of Descartes' First Meditation"
Episode Synopsis
This weeks episode is an analysis of Descartes' First Meditation, a reading of which you can find on Episode 1 of the podcast. We will be going through the meditation paragraph by paragraph, analysing Descartes method for establishing radical doubt (as it is termed in philosophical literature) for all of his beliefs.References:Anadale, C. (2018). Descartes Meditation 1 Walkthrough. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsvptfRkWog [Accessed 9 Apr. 2020].Descartes, R. (1993). Meditations on First Philosophy. 6th ed. Translated by J. Cottingham. UK: Cambridge University Press.Plato (1953). The Dialogues of Plato. Translated by B. Jowett. Oxford, UK: Calerndon Press.The Partially Examined Life (2009). Episode 2: Descartes’s Meditations: What Can We Know? [online] The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast. Available at: https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2009/05/13/episode-2-descartess-meditations-what-can-we-know/ [Accessed 6 Apr. 2020].Social Media:Instagram: @mikemaltcullenTwitter: @MaltCullenBlog: indamea.blogspot.com
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