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A 7 page research paper that examines the basic arguments presented by Rene Descartes in his Meditations on First Philosophy. The writer first discusses the idea of an evil demon deceiving Descartes' senses and then on the proofs of God's existence formulated by the famous philosopher. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Descartes attempted to formulate an entirely new way of thinking, predicated on ideas so "clear and distinct" that he could not even begin to deny them (Grafton 36). In discerning
a place to start for this new method of examining the world, Descartes imagined away the physical world and the value of the classic; however, he could not deny
the existence of the thinking self, cogito ergo sum (Grafton 36). From this slim beginning, Descartes systematically assessed all knowledge that he held to be true, including the existence of
God. In his writing, Descartes proved the existence of God in a manner that he found quite satisfactory, although many others did not share this assessment (Grafton 36). Examining Descartes
Meditations demonstrates how Descartes went about reconciling the existence of God to what he observed about the unreliability of his senses and the nature of reality. Descartes states that
that he has sometimes observed that others appear to him to be wrong "in the things which they think they know best" (Descartes). Since this is true, how can he
not assume that he, likewise, is not deceived every time that the adds "two and three, or (counts) the side of a square" (Descartes). But surely God would not desire
that he be deceived since God is supremely good. Nevertheless, it does appear to Descartes that there is a good possibility that God does allow him to be deceived. His
own observations have proven this to be so. Therefore, if not God, then Descartes speculates that an evil entity could be deceiving him. It is a concept that Descartes feels
he must examine in order to properly evaluate the information from that he receives from his senses. Frankfurt points out, "the supposition that a supernatural being exists" is not necessary
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