Descartes: Thinking, Doubting, and the Birth of the Modern Mind

In a world of shifting beliefs and rising scientific discovery, Descartes sought clarity by beginning with doubt. What can we really know — and where can we ground our thinking when tradition no longer assures us? In this session, we’ll trace Descartes’ journey toward certainty, from radical doubt to the famous “I think, therefore I am.” We’ll also ask whether this modern turn to the self has liberated us, or left us more alone.

Suggested Reading: Discourse on the Method (Parts I–IV) by René Descartes