FAQ About Rene Descartes
How did Descartes' ideas challenge the religious and philosophical beliefs of his time?
Descartes' ideas challenged the religious and philosophical beliefs of his time by questioning the reliability of sensory experience, which had been traditionally accepted in Aristotelian and scholastic philosophy. His emphasis on reason and doubt over faith challenged the Church's teachings and was seen as undermining established religious doctrines. His dualism also proposed a separation of mind and body that contradicted the holistic views of the soul in Christian theology.
