Descartes key terms
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Epistemology
study of knowledge
Modes
forms of writing
adventitious
(adj.) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital
Sophistry
(n.) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy
Rationalism
A belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response
Skepticism
A philosophy which suggests that nothing can ever be known for certain.
Substance
A single kind of matter that is pure and has a specific set of properties.
Cartesian Dualism
Descartes's view that all of reality could ultimately be reduced to mind and matter.
apathy
a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
