Rene Descartes‚ a French philosopher‚ wrote The Meditations as his attempt to find what is true and real in life. In Descartes third meditation and fifth meditation‚ he argues about the existence of God‚ by attempting to prove that God exists. I will attempt to explain the arguments by providing my own perception relating to Descartes reasoning. In this paper‚ I will interpret the text and made every effort to explain the arguments clearly‚ criticize them justify and interpret them by expressing
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Meditation 1 Summary In Meditation one‚ Descartes initially writes about a blanket of ignorance that he feels he’s been trapped under for his entire life up until this point. He says “I had accepted‚ even from my youth‚ many false opinions for true.” With this statement‚ Descartes decides to do a spring cleaning of sorts of all his beliefs that he has reason to doubt. He makes a point to mention though‚ that not all of his beliefs are false or able to be refuted. The first doubt that Descartes
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Organizing Your Speech (all info from Metcalf‚ 2001) FIRST…We’ll talk about: a) How to write good outline b) How to structure body of your speech SECOND…We’ll talk about what makes good Introduction… THIRD…We’ll talk about what makes good Conclusion… FOURTH…We’ll talk some ideas for constructing your Speaking Notes. OUTLINING & BODY Writing an Outline important for several reasons: (1) It saves time (2) It makes sure your ideas presented in logical order (3)
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Comments and Criticisms on Meditation III Clear and Distinct Perception The Cogito is the one undubitable item that Descartes arrives at. But having reached this certain proposition‚ in the second paragraph of Meditation II he goes on to claim that it also gives him a criterion for truth. He says that what assures him of the truth of the Cogito is that he perceives it clearly and distinctly and that‚ thus: a statement is true if‚ and only if‚ it is perceived clearly and distinctly. This is
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Argument Analysis for First Meditation‚ PP.41-42 1. When we are dreaming‚ such particulars as these are not true: that we are opening our eyes‚ moving our head and extending our hands. (Assumption) 2. Things seen during the slumber are like painted images. (Assumption) 3. Painted images could only have been produced in the likeness of true things. (Assumption) 4. Therefore‚ the general things of painted images are true and exist. (Conclusion from 3) 5. The general things in dreams are not imaginary
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Speech Assignment 11.1 State the organizational pattern chosen: Problem-Solution Pattern Topic The Opportunity for Improved Quality and Length of Life by taking Vitamin K2MK-7 General Purpose To persuade the audience to take action Specific Purpose Following my speech‚ the audience members will add Vitamin K2MK-7 to their daily diets. Thesis By adding Vitamin K2MK-7 to your daily diet‚ you will achieve improved quality and length of life. Introduction Gain audience attention I. If improved
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In the First Meditation‚ Descartes goes into depth on reflecting about the number of falsehoods and deceptions that he’s fallen for during his lifetime. This causes him to question everything that he has perceived as true or real‚ even something as concrete as the senses. It’s here where he attempts to deconstruct all the perceived notions and build a new foundation based on absolute truths‚ things that cannot be doubted. However‚ the most polarizing topic‚ and the one that I shall be arguing for
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Introduction: Life can be busy theses days‚ right? We have our careers‚ children‚ school among other things going on. Somehow‚ even though we want the best for ourselves and our children‚ making healthy meal choices can be challenging. We Tend to make bad choices‚ due to our hectic schedules and poor planning. How many of you find it challenging to eat healthy while on the go? How many of you would like to eat healthier and maybe save some money at the same time? As my daughter’s and my own schedule
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Descartes venture to justify the presence of God‚ and to institute that only God can warrant certain and true knowledge. Through an analytical observation of the controversy advanced by Descartes in his most outstanding work‚ Meditations on First Philosophy‚ respecting the presence of God and the role God partakes in the pursuit of sure knowledge‚ we are able to clarify that although the intensions of the Cartesian project were praiseworthy‚ the existence of various philosophical deviations and probable
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Chapter 4 Selecting a topic and purpose 1. 1) Topic: Eating disorders Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the causes of eating disorders. Specific purpose: To persuade my audience about crating good eating habits in order to avoid eating disorders. 2) Topic: Lengua Meta Classes Specific purpose: To inform my audience that with only 5 Lengua Meta Classes we just achieve a B2 level in English proficiency. Specific purpose: To persuade my audience that the authorities
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