Press: Oxford] REALITY IN EXISTENCE OF THE SELF: Rene Descartes has been one of the most profound influences in metaphysical and analytical philosophy. ... This strategy is clearly stated in Descartes" Meditations. Here are some extracts from the First Meditation in which skeptical doubts are raised: What I have so far accepted as true par excellence, I have got either from the senses or by means of the senses. ... [Descartes, R. ... I will remain firmly fixed in this meditation, and resolutely ta...

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