ILN EP 96: René Descartes

Pat was feeling Gallic so Ben comes at him with the guy who started it all. Not just French philosophy, but the Modern Western Tradition as we know it. Rectifying an oversight that has plagued the podcast for decades, Ben & Pat finally talk about the Daddy of Modern Philosophy himself: René "Sit on my face" Descartes. The WisdomBois discuss Descartes' contributions to Western thought, such as his Rationalist approach to knowledge, and developing the first version of the Brain in the Vat thought experiment. The Bois then cap it all off with the phrase that pays: I Think Therefore I Am, Bitch.