Cartesian History
Cartesian Method
Hume's Doom
Ideas or Impressions, Simple or Complex
University of Edinburgh
100

Descartes' first treatise written in 1637.

What is the Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One's Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences 

100

Doing this to all your assumptions is the first step in Descartes' method

What is doubting?

100
Hume considers the Treatise a work in this type of philosophy. 

What moral philosophy?

100

Unicorn

What is Complex Impression

100

This University school was housed in the building formerly known as Hume Tower.

What is the School of Law?
200

The religiously affiliated order that educated Descartes. 

What is the Jesuits or Society of Jesus?

200

This Latin phrase is often known as the Cartesian mantra. 

What is 'cogito ergo sum'?

200

This university finally gave Hume a job as Chair of Metaphysics in the Department of Philosophy.

What is the University of Edinburgh? 

200

Your computer in front of you. 

What is a simple impression?

200

This is the full title of the Master of Science degree your instructor received from the University of Edinburgh

What is Mind, Language, and Embodied Cognition?

300

This part of the discourse is known as "Physics, the heart, and the soul of man and animals"

What is part V?

300
The cartesian substance defined by extension.

What is physical or material substance?

300

Hume attempted and failed to get academic jobs at these two Scottish universities. 

What are the University of Glasgow and University of Edinburgh? 

300

The answer to a question.

What is a complex idea?

300

This man interrupted his studies in the School of Divinity to travel on a ship to the Americas. 

Who is Charles Darwin?

400

Descartes was one of the first to define this as separate from the soul.

What is the mind?

400

This is what Descartes says differentiates humans and animals. 

What is reason?

400

Hume is best know for this historical work. 

What is The History of England?
400

The color of my shirt. 

What is simple impression.

400

This is the traditional greeting of Edinburgh graduates by the Chancellor during commencement ceremonies. 

What is being hit on the head by the hat, made from the breeches of John Knox?

500
Descartes thought of himself more as a student of this discipline rather than philosophy. 

What is mathematics? 

500

Descartes was accused of committing this type of fallacious reasoning when arguing for the existence of God

What is circularity?

500

These two friends stopped associated with Hume after reading the first edition of the Treatise. 

Who are (Adam) Smith and (Thomas) Reid?

500

Remembering feeling Dan get's when the coinflip is called correctly. 

Complex impression

500
The cafe frequented by J.K. Rawlings while writing Harry Potter that sits between the Old and New college of the University of Edinburgh. 

What is the Elephant House?

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