Augustine anticipated both Descartes cogito and Kant time theories
Evidence
Subjectivism led him to anticipate not only Kant’s theory of time, but Descartes’ cogito. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1394
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1394
- XREF: connects to: Augustine defines past and future as present memory and expectation — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1391; Descartes grounded certainty in thought, establishing mind as primary over matter. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2069; Rousseau and Kant prepared the doctrine Schopenhauer first proclaimed pure. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2752 (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Augustine defines past and future as present memory and expectation
#expands(0.70) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1391 - Descartes grounded certainty in thought, establishing mind as primary over matter.
#corroborates(0.65) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2069