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