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Defenses of Descartes's rationality in regards to "cogito" fallacy?

What philosophers and in what writings, if any, have attempted to explain or defend Descartes's rationalism in respect to the "cogito ergo sum" fallacy pointed out by philosophers like Russell, and Wittgenstein?
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Isn't a Gettier case just lack of adequate justification?

As I understand it a Gettier case happens when there is a true belief that is justified but only by luck. Common scenarios include looking at a broken watch and it just happens to be the time on that watch. You believe it's that time, it's true…
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Do all objects have properties?

Assumption: An object has no properties. I can think of that object as an object with the property that it has no properties, but this is a contradiction to my assumption. Hence all thinkable objects must have at least one property. On the other…
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Is rarity an illusion?

What makes an event rare? Waking up tomorrow in the morning seems to be a common event. Having a genetic disease that only occurs in 0.003% of the population may be considered rare. Yet the first event can be described in a different way that makes…
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Is there any philosophical theory behind the concept of object in computer science?

From - Object (computer science) - Wikipedia: A language is usually considered object-based if it includes the basic capabilities for an object: identity, properties, and attributes. A language is considered object-oriented if it is object-based…
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How important is explanatory power when it comes to assessing the likelihood of a hypothesis?

Suppose I predict that John will get into a fight tomorrow and he does. Almost noone will think I can read the future. It seems to be "within" the bounds of chance. Suppose I instead predict the result of every single sporting outcome in the world…
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Why I cannot consent to be killed?

My friend and I had an argument about the subject. He argued that in some circumstances it should be legal to consent to be killed (e.g. if the dominant kills the submissive during the BDSM session and both are OK with that). I found that idea…
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What is meant by abstract concepts and concrete concepts? Aren't the former tautologous and latter contradictory?

There are two phrases that I had often seen in books but now after giving a deeper thought, I'm unable to wrap my head around them. These phrases are 'abstract concept' and 'concrete concept'. The word 'abstract' is an adjective that in itself means…
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Is there a term for a fallacy in which one believes something to be divinely inspired due to being improbable?

Consider the following argument: I have been born on Earth, during a time of relative prosperity. The probability that I was born at this moment, of all moments, is very small. Therefore, this is evidence my existence owes itself to a divine…
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Is it logical to seek revenge?

People believe revenge or "violence" to be illogical, impractical and immoral; illogical because the "violence" is executed in impulsive rage, impractical because the wheel of "violence" spins without end and immoral because the "violence"…
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How much suffering is needed for an overall happy life?

Premise: I have not studied Philosophy, and maybe I am out of context. My question arises from two simple considerations: Empirically, there seems to be no true happiness without some suffering (extreme example: happiness given by chemical drugs is…
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What is the point of Human Existence?

I have no experience in formal philosophy, so I apologise for the crudeness and generalism of everything I say here. The Issue-: Every time I try to motivate myself by logically connecting the activity I'm performing (eg.studying) with my end goal,…
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Is the Bayesian idea of a continuous degree of belief incorrect?

I'm having a hard time understanding how this concept makes sense or is rational in any shape or form. I would wager that this works with things that have prior probabilities and data behind them. But consider the case of where we have no prior…
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Why is something coming from nothing seen as less intuitive than something existing eternally?

Many people often use the infinite regress argument of causality to posit an entity that always existed or was eternal. In their eyes, it escapes the problem. But how does it escape the problem? If it exists within time, and this entity is making…
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Is Analytic Philosophy really just Language Philosophy

In a recent answer, someone posted this quote from Michael Dummet: What distinguishes analytical philosophy, in its diverse manifestations, from other schools is the belief, first, that a philosophical account of thought can be attained through a…
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