80-150 The Nature of Reason
Summer Two 2001, Dirk Schlimm
Homework No. 9
Friday, July 13
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Reading.
TTT, pages 65-89; you can skip pages 81-83 on the binomial theorem,
but if you're interested in math feel free to read them!
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Hobbes. (3 points)
Describe in a paragraph Hobbes's view of reasoning (ratiocination).
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Descartes. (2 points)
According to Descartes, what are the tree fundamental operations of
the mind? Which ones are capable of providing certain knowledge?
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Leibniz. (2 points)
What is a monad? What role does it play in Leibniz's philosophy?
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Reflections. (3 points)
Write up one question that you would like to ask Hobbes, one for Descartes, and
one for Leibniz, and try to answer them in a short paragraph.