I just discovered that western thinkers have their own brand of Advaita. Has anyone studied Descartes?
Cheers
Greg
"Descartes' most well known philosophical ideas are his method of hyperbolic doubt, and the idea that though one may doubt, one may not doubt that one exists. The method of hyperbolic doubt is the refusal to accept either the authority of previous philosophers or information gleaned from one's own senses. He decided that in developing a foundation for philosophy anything that might be doubted must be rejected. Only what is beyond doubt is acceptable and may lead to truth. He finds that all that remains is the fact of doubting itself, and that something must exist to doubt, namely the philosopher himself."
Western Neti Neti (hyperbolic doubt)
Posted - Nov 20 2007 : 1:45:21 PM
