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of those objects were independent of his own thought processes: "I perceived certain objects wholly different from my thought, na...
Cartesian dualism is also known as the "mind-body problem" and establishes that there are clearly separate and distinct aspects of...
there is a universal perception of God, it is not proof that he does exist. Perhaps the most important part of Descartess argument...
for answers related to existence or transcendence. Interestingly, many will read his arguments, which are admittedly logical and w...
is dreaming or not and finally, the last statement in the proof is a conclusion that says that he does not know whether or not he ...
thus in doubting, he is thinking, and it must be true that he exists" (Anonymous Topic 2 - "Cogito, ergo sum", 2002; cogito.html)....
that he be deceived since God is supremely good. Nevertheless, it does appear to Descartes that there is a good possibility that G...
highest truth and certainty I have learned either from the senses or through the senses" (Descartes 29). But he is quick to note ...
really know anything. People take things for granted in their daily lives and this is wrong. In any event, the dreaming argument i...
be deceiving. This is his first error, but we can guard against it be not placing "absolute confidence in that by which we have e...
what state they are in. Here, Descartes distinguishes the mind from the soul. He writes: "It further occurred to me that I was nou...
the Western tradition. This is because they combine powerful introspection with a radical desire for the discovery of truth that, ...
Meditation, the three skeptical arguments are that one does not really know if he or she is dreaming, that one does not know wheth...
cause of the effect must possess as much reality as the effect. Furthermore, Descartes asserts that any cause must have as much p...
The fundamental propositions of the science established in the Meditations go to physics, but while Descartes did apply science, h...
the dreaming argument is simply one concept that emanates from Descartes Meditations, but it has numerous theoretical implications...
that can render a thought or a concept wrong. One can do a study one day to prove that cholesterol is bad, and then another day, a...
of his faculties he created the hyperbolic doubt. Hyperbolic doubt is when one sets aside the information gained by any sense that...
doubt and thought. If he thinks, then he exists: at least, his mind exists, since what he knows of his body is dependent, again, o...
According to Descartes a human being used his facilities to gain knowledge of his own world. No one would particularly argue with ...
Most people like an ordered existence. It makes them feel comfortable with the real uncertainty of life. Descartes made "doubt" a ...
In five pages Descartes' Meditation III is analyzed in terms of affirmations, denials, knowledge, and the existence of God. There...
In six pages this essay examines the preface and each of the Meditations in terms of its primary points, the relationship that exi...
In nine pages the contemporary world is related to the Discourse and Meditations of Rene Descartes. Four sources are cited in the...
The revolutionary philosophy of Rene Descartes as it is presented within Meditations on First Philosophy is explained in an essay ...
In five pages the First Meditation of Rene Descartes is examined in terms of dream doubt and how perception examples fall short of...
In five pages Meditation I and Meditation II of Rene Descartes are analyzed. There is no bibliography included....
In two pages this essay considers Descartes' doubt methodology as it is represented in this Meditation. There is no bibliography ...
In six pages Descartes' knowledge philosophy is examined in terms of dreams and reality as it pertains to the principles he outlin...
In four pages Descartes' contention that the mind is known more easily than the body is evaluated along with a consideration of th...