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1. Why was the limits of science?
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mind-bodyprob- best basis for human understanding:senses or ideas? good
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lem such a big
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deal?
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2. Descartes3mod- 1. Possibility for certain knowledge on human basis ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




ern ambitions
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3. 4rulesabouthy-
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perbolic doubt
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2. Reject 'always' that which is 'sometimes' false:sense ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




perception.
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3. Treat that which is'possibly' false as 'absolutely' false:
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Mathematics.
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4. Pretend to have a reason to maintain your doubt:Evil ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




Genius.
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4. Cannotdent==y ,e ,e -Goal of Archimedean Point ,e ,e ,e




that I'm a think-
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5. Wax analogy ,e An analogy used by Descartes to consider that if the
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physical properties of something changes, is it still the same ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




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wax essence can't be physical qualities;can't be known
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through sense-perception
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6. why does ,e -His philosophy of substance:Logical necessity
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Descartesbe-
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lieve in God?
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7. Two criticisms of 1. assumes god from the start?
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'the cartesian cir- 2.trusts his reason the whole time?
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8. reasonrelieson? experiential perception ,e ,e ,e ,e




9. Impressions come first from experience, immediate, vivid
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10. Ideas come second from impressions, indirect and less vivid,
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13. twocategoriesof 1. relations of ideas
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knowledge
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14. howcauseand,e ,e the idea of cause and effect goes in the category of mat- ters
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effect is really
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not a law
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15. Skepticism A philosophy which suggests that nothing can ever be
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age the cause and effect law
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3. if you allow a priori-ish relations of ideas, why not allow for
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cartesian innate ideas?
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17. Three summary 1. No clear and distinct ideas
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critiquesofratio- 2. No certainty about our inferences
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18. Friedrich Niet- ,e "On truth and lying in a non-moral sense"
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iconoclast
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aims to denounce, then possibly recover something.
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