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Correct.

What is rationalism?

This philosopher is famous for his pronouncement that God is dead.

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This is the greatest philosopher of all time — René Descartes

That's a matter of opinion.

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This is not one of the greatest philosopher of all time and is famous for saying, I think therefore I am. — René Descartes

Who is Descartes? Bold is mine.

This is the greatest philosopher of all time — René Descartes

Highly doubtful. Off the top of my head, I have found Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Spinoza, Kant, Schopenhauer, Wittgenstein and what I've read of Hegel & Heidegger to be much superior to Descartes in insightfulness & truth.

Your site name was a bit of an indicator to your opinion as well on "Greatest Philosopher". You guys ended the Jeopardy track though so I'll post a question:

A Philosopher of many firsts; several of which include first western Philosopher, first scientific philosopher, and first to receive an attribution of a mathematical discovery.

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Hose are all good, but Descartes is better. — René Descartes

Why?

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Because he is French and he thinks therefore he is. — René Descartes

Common man, be serious!

@Buxtebuddha - the above post is for you, please come and correct me. I thought I'd make your work easier. Thanks. Love ya :hearts:

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How would anyone be able to do maths without Cartesian Axes. — René Descartes

What does ability to do math have to do with philosophy again?

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What would you be able to do in Philosophy without his method. — René Descartes

The better question is what has the method of doubt allowed us to do in philosophy that you consider to be of such importance? Certainly Kant, Hegel, Heidegger, Schopenhauer - all of them did very well without the method of doubt. As did Plato, and Aristotle. What is Descartes' advance even over Plato and Aristotle who came before him?

So I guess we aren't playing Jeopardy anymore.

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Descartes said I think it therefore I am. He proved our existence. — René Descartes

Did our existence need proof? :meh:

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Yay you're right it was Thales of Miletus. Anybody have another question now?

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That may be, but they are not famous for the cogito ergo sum quip.

Yes or else we would doubt it. Do we exist, is an evil demon deceiving us. Descartes made sure that at least we can think because we cannot doubt we are doubting and our act of thinking proves we exist. — René Descartes

First we must understand what we even mean by considering whether an evil demon is deceiving us. I do not see any possibility of absolute deception, along the lines argued for by Spinoza, not Descartes. Namely, even in decieving someone you must use things which are real. Suppose I create the image of a unicorn before you. That image is created of things which are real - whiteness, extension, etc.

Cogito Ergo Sum.
Man You really do like your Descartes.
Okay well then here comes one:
In the competing academia of Rationalism and Empiricism this Philosopher created a means of bridging the two beliefs and in the process displayed superiority over all rationalists and Empiricists.

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