Early Modern Philosophy

Running head: EARLY MODERN PHILOSPHY 1
Early Modern Philosophy
Name
Institution

EARLY MODERN PHILOSPHY 2
Dialogue
The Third set of objections (By Thomas Hobbes)
SCENE: Hobbes and Descartes gets out of the red beautiful limousine, they walk clumsily
towards the golf club well decorated main entrance located in New Orleans leaving behind the
eye-catching vehicle in the parking slot in care of the short bearded driver.
HOBBES: Hey, so what do you think about this place?
Descartes keenly looks at the trees then directing his eyes back to Hobbes with a smile.
HOBBES: What is funny or my question does not make sense?
DESCARTES: Actually I was thinking...
They are abruptly stopped by the security personnel at the entrance to check on their identity
details.
HOBBES: If I manage to challenge you in today’s golf sport then you owe me a cup of coffee.
Descartes laughs off the idea dismissing it with without speaking a single word. They walk
towards the field and are set ready to start the sport.
DESCARTES: Wait a minute, so you think you are the best golfer on this planet?
Hobbes looks curiously at the ball holding the club with both fingers before taking the first shot.
HOBBES: Do you think definition of this ball really matters, the fact that it is round in shape,
does it affect its essence?

EARLY MODERN PHILOSPHY 3
DESCARTES: Yes of course, any intelligent man would know this, this are facts that can’t be
disputed.
They both order for drinks as they take a short brake.
HOBBES: Really? Imagine this bottle being displaced.
DESCARTES: yes it can just disappear without us even noticing.
HOBBES: That is weird thinking, from experience I know that it cannot disappear just that way,
it has to be moved from one place to another.
The waiter comes to clear the table. Both goes silent waiting for the waiter to leave so that they
embark on their heated debate.
DESCARTES: I agree with you on that, have you ever witnessed an object vanish into the
airspace just like that?
HOBBES: Where on earth would that happen, that is impossible.
DESCARTES: Even with your experience you cannot reason out that.
They walk back to the field for the second round. They both look worn out already.
Hobbes carries the golf bag on his shoulder.
HOBBES: Thinking of the meal we just had, does definition of an objects dictate its use, the fact
that a table has four legs and a chair having four legs do you think they can be used
interchangeably?
Descartes stares at his colleague astonishingly, shakes his head while waiting for his turn to
shoot the ball right in front of him.