The world is math: René Descartes
Do we have to think that nature is just math? Understanding Descartes can help us to see how we might think differently about this “truth” that seems all too obvious to us today. Dr. Johnson teaches philosophy at Georgia Tech. He is the author of Paradox at Play: Metaphor in Meister Eckhart's Sermons by Catholic University of America Press. It includes many sermons never before translated into English. Meister Eckhart, Paradox at Play https://amzn.to/3y6HV9W All Amazon links are affiliate links, which means I do get a commission on them. That doesn't change the price for you - it just helps to support the channel and get more ideas out there! Check out my store for t-shirts and more: https://good-to-think-with.printify.m... Special thanks to my Patreon supporters! If you want to support the channel directly and get more involved with the process of making videos and interacting with me, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon: / goodtothinkwith I hope you found these ideas good to think with! If you want to support the channel directly and get more involved with the process of making videos and interacting with me, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon: / goodtothinkwith

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