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Descartes said “I think, therefore I am” he used the demon story to provide an example of how we cannot tell whether or not we are dreaming. Pascal had an idea now called Pascals Wager. Claiming it will pay off more to just believe that god exists, instead of burn in hell. Spinoza was a determinist—not believing in true free will. He claimed that if God is infinite then God must be everything or “nature.”

Hobbes is very interesting. He had a distrust in humanity and believed that if left without society we would murder and steal all the time. He also believed that the sovereign ruler should provide full control over groups of people in order to bring the best outcome for all. Feels like somewhat of a logical fallacy. How can even a ruler be a good person? He was also a materialist—believing in no soul.

Machiavelli was cynical. His philosophy was centered around the bad qualities of humans. Manipulation sometimes was the only way to guarantee the outcome that he wanted