Descartes believed that God must exist because God alone could conceive of the idea of infinite goodness. He briefly considered the idea that God might be an evil genius or a deceiver‚ but he concluded that this was not the case. His idea of God is like Anselm’s in that he believes that God is a perfect and infinite being. Additionally‚ Descartes uses some ideas in his arguments which are like those of Aquinas regarding the casual principles of the arguments. The first way Descartes attempts
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us which logical possibility correctly describes reality; and as property dualism is just as logically possible as substance dualism‚ the latter cannot be the right account of the mind and body. What Descartes needs to show (to secure the success of his argument‚ i.e. demonstrate that the mind and the body are separate substances) is that it is logically impossible for the mind and body to be the same substance; but‚ as he fails to do this‚ I must reject his conceivability argument‚ and Cartesian
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Early philosopher Rene Descartes aimed to defeat skepticism with his strategy of doubting everything. In the matter of perception‚ Descartes believed that nothing should be believed to hold any truth unless it undoubtedly‚ clearly‚ consistently proved to be. He even went as far as stating that the only thing he was certain existed was himself‚ or rather‚ his mind and rationality. This was in fact his first rule to acquiring knowledge. His goal was to challenge anything and everything that he was
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Descartes argued that all an individual can truly know is information that is irrefutable. Any knowledge that creates the slightest amount of doubt cannot be considered true knowledge. Contrary‚ Zhuangzi believed that there is no definite truth. He argued that one cannot truly know anything for certain because knowledge is individualistic. Both philosophers have different perspectives on what can actually be considered true knowledge; therefore‚ in my essay‚ I will be describing what one can truly
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Epistemology is the study of how we acquire knowledge and justify our beliefs. Descartes promoted a rationalist epistemology through his masterwork Meditations on First Philosophy (1641)‚ which were designed to build a theory of knowledge from the ground up. Rationalism states that knowledge is acquired through the use of reason. In contrast‚ John Locke promoted empiricist epistemology through his Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Empiricism is any view which bases our knowledge‚ or the materials
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Descartes’ reasons for believing in substance dualism relies on several arguments including his argument for certainty or knowledge. The argument relies on the idea that I can be certain of my mind but not my body or any other physical thing‚ so my mind is not a physical thing. In this paper‚ I will argue that Descartes’ assessment of the mind-body connection makes a jump in its logic by declaring that the mind cannot be physical‚ even though his certainty argument does not take into account that
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Philosophy Ryle V. Descartes Concerning Dualism Dualism – 1. The view that the world consists of or is explicable as two fundamental entities‚ such as mind and matter. 2. The view that substances are either material or mental. Materialism - 1. The theory that physical matter is the only reality and that everything‚ including thought‚ feeling‚ mind‚ and will‚ can be explained in terms of matter and physical phenomena. 2. Theory that regards matter and its motions as constituting the universe
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and good comes from God‚ but evil comes from us. Additionally‚ he is convinced that God exists because he can clearly and distinctly perceive that idea‚ but he can trust his clear and distinct idea because he knows that God exists. In conclusion‚ Descartes arguments seem very convincing at first‚ but after detailed analysis‚ it still remains unclear‚ which leaves problem of error
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1. What for Descartes is the first indubitable truth and why? Descartes discovered his first indubitable truth is that he‚ himself‚ did exist. He used his methods of doubt to discount anything he thought he knew previously. He doubted everything his senses had told him because‚ according to Descartes‚ what he may have seen or heard might not necessarily be real. He also was not convinced that what he did in his waking life could have been while he was dreaming and‚ therefore‚ might also be false
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Student: Vladyslav Nozdrachov Student number: 14504637 Methodic doubt is a way of searching for the absolute truth by systematically doubting everything. A way to do this is by categorizing ideas and if any part of an idea or argument may be doubted‚ then the idea is narrowed down to the point where the problem may lie‚ if it cannot be proven to be certain then the entire idea or argument in that category is eradicated. The point of this‚ is to break down all knowledge to their core foundations
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