Descartes’ Archimedean point is “I think, therefore I am,” although the phrasing for that principle is not to be found in Meditations on First Philosophy, but in one of his earlier works. However, he arrives at the same conclusion in Meditation II, which focuses on the fact that the human mi...

Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor are two of the most recognizable early American poets. In addition to this contemporary similarity they are also both American Puritans, with significant opinions and beliefs that reflected the ideal of the puritan, with respect to God in history, the importance of ...