Descartes & Postmodernism

January 30, 2007 in Current Trends, Epistemology, Metaphysical Frameworks, Philosophical Movements, Philosophy in Context, Postmodernism, Rene Descartes, The Enlightenment

In class tonight my professor made an interesting observation regarding the “postmodern movement.”
 His point was that postmodernism isn’t necessarily a “shift” but rather a strain, albeit a radical one, within modernity.
To illustrate this point he pointed us to one of Johnny-Dee’s favorite philosophers, Rene Descartes.  Descartes is widely believed to have ushered in the enlightenment/modernity [...]

The Greeks and the Enlightenment

December 3, 2006 in Metaphysical Frameworks, Philosophical Movements, Philosophy in Context, Presocratics, The Enlightenment

I have finally began my exploration into Greek Philosophy, which is considered the birth of all subsequent western philosophical reflection.  I have discovered so many interesting things so far, and have much more to do.

 
This post will be focused only on one brief facet of early Greek thought, so that i am not typing too long. More [...]