week3 dq knolege

As described by Johnson and Duberley ( 2000) Ren Descartes, the 17th century French mathematician and philosopher was the major mover behind the idea of positivism as a concept in philosophy. It was Descartes who first brought in ideas such as using systematic skepticism as a basis for justification in a rational way that was both valid and which could be used to verify available knowledge. This whole concept is described as Cartesian Dualism.when any attempt is being made to understand nature and events.