Rene Descartes Meditations On First Philosophy
Introduction Descartes known as, the father of modern western philosophy, produces a sense of doubt within his writing as a philosopher. Specifically, in the Meditations On First Philosophy, Descartes questions everything he previously had learned or had knowledge about. He also points out how he personally feels about himself as a human and the universe itself. In addition, Descartes discusses how he doubts his existence as well as the existence of god and religious figures. The passage that I have selected from the First Meditations is discussed in the Fourth Meditation of the piece. This passage discusses the nature of human mistakes, why we make these mistakes, and our relationship with the truth and god.
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He was the last born in the family to a mother who died not only a year later after he was born (“René Descartes”1). Descartes and his two other siblings were abandoned by their father and shipped off to their grandmother’s aid for years (“René Descartes”1). He became an extremely smart and wise child that grew to become a successful college student (“René Descartes”1). First, he earned a law degree, but then he was convinced to study the subjects of mathematics, science and human nature (“René Descartes” 1). During his studies, he joined the army to examine the horrible events that occur in war (“René Descartes”1). He took this experience and applied it to his philosophical beliefs in life. Furthermore, he went on to record his ideas and share them with the public, which made him a very notable philosopher in the early 1600’s (“René Descartes”1). He is known as the modern, western philosopher due to the new and exciting ideas that he had within his teachings (Watson 1). His teachings have remained one of the most sought over in philosophical history (“Descartes Meditations on First Philosophy” 1). Descartes went on through life focusing on his career as a leading philosopher and his daughter, Francine, who unfortunately died only at the age of 5 (Watson 1). This event in Descartes life taught him some very important lesson that were reflected back into his life’s work. Descartes …show more content…
So there can be no difficulty regarding my parents in this context. Altogether then, it must be concluded that the mere fact that I exist and have within me an idea of a most perfect being, that is, God, provides a very clear proof that God indeed exists (Meditations On First Philosophy, pg.
B. Key passage
This passage that …show more content…
He was the last born in the family to a mother who died not only a year later after he was born (“René Descartes”1). Descartes and his two other siblings were abandoned by their father and shipped off to their grandmother’s aid for years (“René Descartes”1). He became an extremely smart and wise child that grew to become a successful college student (“René Descartes”1). First, he earned a law degree, but then he was convinced to study the subjects of mathematics, science and human nature (“René Descartes” 1). During his studies, he joined the army to examine the horrible events that occur in war (“René Descartes”1). He took this experience and applied it to his philosophical beliefs in life. Furthermore, he went on to record his ideas and share them with the public, which made him a very notable philosopher in the early 1600’s (“René Descartes”1). He is known as the modern, western philosopher due to the new and exciting ideas that he had within his teachings (Watson 1). His teachings have remained one of the most sought over in philosophical history (“Descartes Meditations on First Philosophy” 1). Descartes went on through life focusing on his career as a leading philosopher and his daughter, Francine, who unfortunately died only at the age of 5 (Watson 1). This event in Descartes life taught him some very important lesson that were reflected back into his life’s work. Descartes …show more content…
So there can be no difficulty regarding my parents in this context. Altogether then, it must be concluded that the mere fact that I exist and have within me an idea of a most perfect being, that is, God, provides a very clear proof that God indeed exists (Meditations On First Philosophy, pg.