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This 5 page paper provides an overview of Descartes' first three meditations in an analysis of a hypothetical example. The case study was provided by a student. The paper focuses on the subject of knowledge within the realm of philosophy. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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meditations in an analysis of a hypothetical example. The case study was provided by a student. The paper focuses on the subject of knowledge within the realm of philosophy.
Bibliography lists 3 sources. SA145Des.rtf A case study involves a friend telling someone that he
knows he will do well in his philosophy class. How can he know that ? The friend of course questions the assumption and rightly so. How can one be absolutely
certain of the future? The friend wants to know if he has conclusive evidence for the claim and when the friend admits that he does not, the other friend
tries to clarify his initial intent. It is suggested that the friend is just simply asking too much of the concept of knowledge. He says that the word is
being misused in order to make it easier for him to claim that he knows things. At first glance it seems as if a student could not say with certainty
that he will do well, but the problem is more complex than it appears on the surface and requisites philosophical thought. How might Descartes for example deal with the problem?
A student writing on this subject will want to point out that the primary dilemma is not whether or not knowledge is held regarding the outcome of a class. Instead,
the problem is whether or not knowledge exists at all. How does anyone know anything? Perhaps life really is a dream as
noted in the classic Row Your Boat song. In any event, the idea that one might not exist, or that something is not known for sure is not very new.
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