A Comparison of Russell and Descartes by Kenneth Lafler

 Bertrand  Russel  belived that this world revolved around   Skepticism . He felt our  logic  was  vague  and  self -contradicting . 
  
   He  felt  science  depended mainly on 


       1. Memory (Past  Occurrences)

       2. Testimony ( Sounds  Heard)

       3.  And  Inference 

 He felt that we cannot know  anything as with his examples of the Policeman giving  directions  (No offence  to  the  law enforcement  agencies )  How  do we know it's not a wax  figure with a  speaker( Phosophy and  Contemporay  Issues ) .  This is Perception.

  Descartes unlike Russell felt we can know through reason . He felt that because he doubted ( this is the methodology of  doubt ) that he did exist and was a "thinking thing".

    I doubt  everything was  Descartes  line of  reasoning. 

   He felt intuition was important which involves 

   Clarity 

   Faith

   Reason

   Also his  Principle  of  causology .

  1. No effect  can  happen  without a cause. 

  2. The  cause must be  greater than the  effect or the effect cannot occur . C is  greater than E . 

  Also  his idea of  perception. 

     1. People are not perfect. . they can't be a cause . 

     2. He  felt  God is the only perfect  being 

     3. That  God does  exist. 


      By

         Kenneth  Lafler