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Arts & Humanities: Philosophy: “Question: Is Rene Descartes the most influential philosopher in Epistemology?” plus 5 more

Arts & Humanities: Philosophy: “Question: Is Rene Descartes the most influential philosopher in Epistemology?” plus 5 more


Question: Is Rene Descartes the most influential philosopher in Epistemology?

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 08:44 AM PDT

He is certainly a towering figure in the field. It is because of him that philosophers ever since have felt compelled to start, implicitly at least, with the question "why not solipsism?"

Personally, I might name Charles Peirce as the "MOST important," in large part because he slayed the Cartesian dragon.

Question: Why has Rene Descartes had the greatest impact out of any philosopher on Epistemology?

Posted: 25 Mar 2015 08:44 AM PDT

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