Everyday we are bombarded with various forms of stimuli. We see many people, we hear cars drive by, we feel the cool breeze, etc, but how can we prove that we are really experiencing these stimuli? That is the question that Rene Descartes asked some three hundred fifty years ago, is there anything real in this world? Descartes concluded that at least his mind existed because he was thinking, which led to him saying “Cogito …showed first 75 words of 1059 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1059 total…out by presenting a topic that can’t be proven or disproved so no matter what stance he takes he can’t be called wrong just disputed. Bibliography Works cited Hospers, John An Introduction to Philosophical Analysis Routledge London (1997) Http:// www.artifolio.com/pete/reality/RMTML/R14.html Http://www.orst.edu.instruct/phil302/philosophers/descartes.html http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaverla/Launchpad/1350/essays/cogito.html Daily, C Descartes Cogito Ergo Sum Houghton Mifflin Chicago (1996)