Rene Descartes comes to the realization that he has been deceived in his lifetime. ... In Meditations on First Philosophy, Descartes attempts to establish a new method of obtaining knowledge where he only accepts beliefs as true if they are beyond possible doubt. ... Descartes begins to explore his previous belief with "First Mediation: On What Can be Called into Doubt.... In Meditation 2, Descartes seeks to determine what (if anything) can be known beyond any doubt. ... In the Mediations on First Philosophy, Descartes believes he established that God exists as a perfect being but ultimat...

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Rene' Descartes, a French philosopher, mathematician and writer has been dubbed the father of modern and Western philosophy. ... Descartes understands the body as follows: " whatever can be determined by a certain shape, comprised in a certain location, whatever so fills a certain space as to exclude it from any other body, whatever can be apprehended by touch, sight, hearing, taste or smell and whatever can be moved in various ways " [Meditation II] For example, the material does have extension in space. ... First of all, how is it possible for the mind which does not possess any physica...

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Descartes Existence of God Rene Descartes lived from 1596-1650; he was a rationalist who wrote a book named, Meditations on First Philosophy. ... He first said an idea must have a cause, next he said that the cause must be as real as the effect of the cause. ... Descartes presupposition is that everyone who reads his meditations is people who believe in the existence of God and that he is perfect. ... Hume Descartes lived from 1596-1650; he was a rationalist who wrote a book named Meditations on First Philosophy. ... In his first meditation, Descartes challenged the idea of certainty. ...

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