Nice piece! A lot of this 'universal doubt' happens downstream of Descartes of course. I believe it is Nietzsche who first dubs it a 'philosophy of doubt', and Hannah Arendt picks up the term in her essays. But you are absolutely correct: doubt had a specific purpose for Descartes. He would, I think we both agree, be horrified at where he path he inadvertently opened up led.
Hi Greg,
Nice piece! A lot of this 'universal doubt' happens downstream of Descartes of course. I believe it is Nietzsche who first dubs it a 'philosophy of doubt', and Hannah Arendt picks up the term in her essays. But you are absolutely correct: doubt had a specific purpose for Descartes. He would, I think we both agree, be horrified at where he path he inadvertently opened up led.
Stay wonderful!
Chris.
I doubt he’d be horrified at what people have mistakenly attributed to him. He’s a pretty even-keeled guy, when you read his interactions with others.