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Explain Descartes' method of doubt.
(a) What is this method?
(b) For what purpose does Descartes apply it? - ANSWER✔✔ (a) Treat any belief
I can doubt as if it were false
(b) To tear down his belief structure and rebuild it from the foundation up
In his First Meditation, Descartes uses three arguments to tear down his previous
beliefs.
Briefly explain these arguments, and note what each argument is supposed to
show. - ANSWER✔✔ 1. Deceiving senses - attacked small or distant objects; my
senses sometimes deceive me
2. Dream - attacked sensory beliefs; there are no sure signs to distinguish waking
from dreaming
3. Demon - attacked ALL beliefs: a possible evil demon may be deceiving me
What is the one belief that Descartes thinks it is impossible to doubt? -
ANSWER✔✔ His existance: I think, therefore, I am.
(a) What is the Truth Rule?
, (b) What role does it play in the Meditations? - ANSWER✔✔ (a)Truth Rule:
Whatever I perceive
very clearly & distinctly
is true
(b) Its role:
It vindicates his arguments for God's existence,
because he thinks he clearly & distinctly
perceives that those premises are true
What role does God's existence play in the Meditations? - ANSWER✔✔ As long
as I am using
the mind God gave me correctly,
I can trust all of my faculties
Explain Pascal's Wager Argument - ANSWER✔✔ - We should wager to live our
lives
as though God exists
because it is practically reasonable to do so
- This lifestyle may lead to the belief of God
-Believe in God:
Immeasurable pay off/Inconsequential loss
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Passed Latest Updated 2025
Explain Descartes' method of doubt.
(a) What is this method?
(b) For what purpose does Descartes apply it? - ANSWER✔✔ (a) Treat any belief
I can doubt as if it were false
(b) To tear down his belief structure and rebuild it from the foundation up
In his First Meditation, Descartes uses three arguments to tear down his previous
beliefs.
Briefly explain these arguments, and note what each argument is supposed to
show. - ANSWER✔✔ 1. Deceiving senses - attacked small or distant objects; my
senses sometimes deceive me
2. Dream - attacked sensory beliefs; there are no sure signs to distinguish waking
from dreaming
3. Demon - attacked ALL beliefs: a possible evil demon may be deceiving me
What is the one belief that Descartes thinks it is impossible to doubt? -
ANSWER✔✔ His existance: I think, therefore, I am.
(a) What is the Truth Rule?
, (b) What role does it play in the Meditations? - ANSWER✔✔ (a)Truth Rule:
Whatever I perceive
very clearly & distinctly
is true
(b) Its role:
It vindicates his arguments for God's existence,
because he thinks he clearly & distinctly
perceives that those premises are true
What role does God's existence play in the Meditations? - ANSWER✔✔ As long
as I am using
the mind God gave me correctly,
I can trust all of my faculties
Explain Pascal's Wager Argument - ANSWER✔✔ - We should wager to live our
lives
as though God exists
because it is practically reasonable to do so
- This lifestyle may lead to the belief of God
-Believe in God:
Immeasurable pay off/Inconsequential loss
