Word: cogito
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Dates: during 1951-1951
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...Modern Fallacy. Theologian Van Dusen bases his case on a fundamental disagreement with French Philosopher Rene Descartes (Cogito; ergo sum), the symbol of modern skepticism, who believed that each man must start alone and anew to find the truth. Descartes' assumption that each individual must find truth in his own way is one of the great modern fallacies, Van Dusen argues. On the contrary, the correct assumption is "that youth of 17 to 20 years of age is not competent to decide the essentials of his own education...