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    In Rene Descartes’ Meditations on Philosophy‚ he attempts to prove the existence of God‚ by lowering things to the most basic truths that can be known. He wishes to prove God’s existence beyond any doubt‚ so he lays out everything that cannot be proven‚ in order to get to what can be proven beyond doubt. However‚ his initial doubts end up disproving the argument he is trying to make. He rightly believes that nearly everything people experience throughout their lives can be doubted‚ but then tries

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    mind from birth. Descartes strongly believes that innate ideas are the necessary things that provide a reliable basis for all metaphysical knowledge. The idea of God is clearly and distinctly perceived. Descartes does admit‚ however‚ that he cannot grasp the thought of God’s existence‚ but that he merely understands it. Due to his conclusion that God ultimately exists‚ he is now able to trust the external world with

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    oceans‚ no mountains‚ no earth‚ no moon; just him and his isolation. In “Meditation Three”‚ Descartes goes much deeper than just his famous philosophical ideal — if “one can think one can be”(Descartes 19). He goes on to explain how there must be a God. He states that if there was not a God‚ people would have created themselves. If this were to be true‚ everyone would create themselves as perfect people. Descartes believes that there must be a God. God created humans and other humans and other objects

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    First Evaluative Paper Samuel Rogers Intro to Philosophy 100 In this paper‚ I will explain and evaluate Descartes doubts that he raises on both about the external world as well as these disciplines on the basis of the Evil Spirt Argument. The first thing that I am going to do is to explain what Descartes’s project of the Meditations and the role of the method of doubt in that project. Then I will explain the Evil Spirit Argument in depth about each of the premises. Once I explain the argument I

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    Introduction: Descartes uses his rule of clear and distinct perception and later his ontological argument to not only state the prerequisite criteria to be justifiably certain of something‚ but also prove the existence of God. Descartes Ontological argument is seemed as a must to fix any circularity problems in his rule of perceptions‚ as well as‚ in his belief proof the existence of an all powerful being. In this paper I will first explore the rule of clear and distinct perception and its charge

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    The essence of the main argument in the fourth Meditation of Descartes is to establish that there is a difference between God: his creator and himself‚ and how this difference does not taint the infinite abilities of God. Descartes commences his argument by first establishing his idea of being a thinking being. In his previous book‚ The Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy he sates‚ “Cogito ergo Sum”( ….) . This conditional statement translates to “ I think‚ therefore‚ I am”

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    When Descartes decided to tear down his beliefs and start fresh‚ he needed a foundation upon which to build his ideology. When judging what reality is‚ God must be considered. He/she must be taken out of a religious concept and proven to exist‚ exist in a way in which we cannot be deceived into only thinking is real. The proof of the existence of God in this way forms the backbone of Descartes’ further forays into proving what is reality. God‚ being the supremely powerful‚ all-knowing all-seeing

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    René Descartes contention in the Second Meditation Descartes rejects the proof of the senses as unreliable for certainty. His fundamental contentions depend on the psyche and body are particular and unmistakable and the movement that characterizes his presence is that of considering. Proceeding with his inquiry‚ he endeavors to discover something of which he can be certain beyond a shadow of a doubt - regardless of the fact that it is the reality that nothing is certain. His first port of call is

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    mathematician‚ René Descartes (1596-1650)‚ published Discourse on Method‚ Optics‚ Geometry‚ and Meteorology in which he maintains that he had established two universal criteria to distinguish animals and machines from humans‚ and thus those entities without souls from those with. His criteria are the entity must have the capacity for speech and act from knowledge. His justifications that machines do not meet these two criteria are sound; however‚ he fails to verify that animals do the same. Descartes’ argument

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    Melissa A. Reeves Plato‚ Descartes‚ and The Matrix Essay 02/14/2014 Phil 201-B15 Liberty University Professor Ronald Kuykendall In comparing the movie The Matrix and the readings from Plato and Descartes‚ the major similarity found among the three is deception. It is the deception of the mind that these excerpts deal with. The idea of being in an illusion or reality is addressed. All three take into account sense perceptions. Also‚ all three have an outside influence that is controlling the

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