La brutal obsesión de Descartes

René Descartes was not just the philosopher of "I think, therefore I am." He was a fragile, quiet man obsessed with finding a truth that could withstand even the most radical deception. This documentary traces his life from his childhood in France, his education with the Jesuits, his years traveling through a turbulent Europe, and the moment he decided to subject everything to doubt in order to rebuild knowledge from its foundations. Throughout this story, we will see how Descartes went from distrusting inherited certainties to sparking one of the most profound intellectual revolutions in the West. Here we see his dreams of 1619, his retreat to Holland, the development of his method, the publication of the Discourse on the Method, the radical nature of the Meditations, and the idea that would forever change philosophy: that even if everything could be false, one certainty remained impossible to destroy—the existence of thought itself. But this documentary does not dwell on the myth of the great rationalist. It also reveals his inner turmoil, his weaknesses, and the questions his work left unanswered: the relationship between soul and body, the problem of the external world, his exchanges with Elisabeth of Bohemia, and how his thought ushered in modernity while simultaneously sowing new philosophical questions. From La Flèche to Stockholm, from methodical doubt to his death in the Swedish winter, this is the story of a man who refused to accept any truth out of habit. And in doing so, he forever changed the way the world thinks about reality, certainty, and existence. ***** Moments 00:00:00 - The fragile boy who wanted to bring clarity to the world 00:08:38 - The self-imposed exile in which he began to rebuild the truth 00:16:47 - The man who emerged from the shadows to challenge the ancients 00:24:36 - The doubt that threatened to destroy everything 00:33:05 - The princess who forced the great philosopher to confront his weakest point 00:41:21 - The winter that silenced his voice and ignited an immense legacy ***** If you enjoy these documentaries, you can support the channel by becoming a member. Here's the link 📚 http://youtube.com/@letrarium/join Thank you!