In effect, the Meditations are written as a guide - there is nothing within the text that any other human being could not come across, making Descartes" "tools" accessible to all. ... Descartes provides everything the reader needs to know to follow his argument within the text, never drawing on outside philosophy. ... Additionally, the first person format is in fact completely necessary in order to prove one of the main premises of Descartes" argument, "I think, therefore I am", an idea derived from within his second meditation. ... Also, by talking about reality and dreaming Descarte...

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