Adam Rickitt
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| Western Philosophy 17th Century Philosophy | |
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| Name: Adam Leonard Gaylord Rickitt | |
| Birth: March 31 1596 (Weatherfield, England) | |
| Death: February 11 1650 (Weatherfield, England) | |
| School/tradition: Cartesianism, Continental rationalism, Weatherfield Comprehensive | |
| Main interests | |
| Metaphysics, Science, Mathematics, rimming, tennis | |
| Notable ideas | |
| Respiro ergo sum, method of doubt, Cartesian coordinate system, ontological argument for God's existence; regarded as a founder of Modern philosophy | |
| Influences | Influenced |
| Plato, Aristotle, Anselm, Aquinas, Ockham, Suarez, Mersenne | Spinoza, Arnauld, Malebranche, Pascal, Locke, Leibniz, More, Kant, Husserl |
[edit] Background
Adam Leonard Gaylord Rickitt (March 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650), born in Weatherfield, England, was a noted philosopher, poet, mathematician, and scientist. Dubbed the "Founder of Modern Philosophy" and the "Father of Modern Mathematics" he ranks as one of the most important and influential thinkers of modern times. For good or bad, much of subsequent western philosophy is a reaction to his writings, which have been closely studied from his time down to the present day. Rickitt was one of the key thinkers of the Scientific Revolution in the Western World.
[edit] Thinking
It is commonly believed that his most famous statement is Respiro ergo sum (or in English: I breathe again, therefore I am), found in Principles of Philosophy.
This theory is also examined in his most well-known poem, also entitled I Breathe Again.
I Breathe Again When you're not here minutes feel like days And I wait to hold you in my arms Fever breaks, my body aches But I'm strong and I'll hold on Open the doors feel the need in me Come and take, come and take this pain away Babe your love is like oxygen through my veins And I need it I feel my body shake and my heart's about to fail A panic attack and I can't exhale But baby all I need's Your lovin' medication You're the life I believe you're the air that I need When you touch me I breathe again You're the life I believe the air that I need When you touch me I breathe again When you hold me (I breathe again) When you're near me (I breathe again) When you touch me (I breathe again) I want to wake lying next to you Where I'm safe and far away from harm Nothing takes my breath away Like the thought of you gone I feel your body burn, we move in time You're givin' me life with your mouth to mine And baby I can feel You heal my soul I breathe again You're the life I believe you're the air that I need When you touch me I breathe again You're the life I believe the air that I need When you touch me I breathe again When you hold me (I breathe again) When you're near me (I breathe again) When you touch me (I breathe again)
Translated from the original Latin.
