TRUE PHILOSOPHER

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Philosophy

 

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John H

 

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December 11, 2015

 

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University

 

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One of the first points that Descartes emphasises in his argument, is that in order to find some unquestionable truths, he must both set a standard of what can be considered certain knowledge and what he considers the foundations of knowledge to be. Instead, Descartes chooses to highlight what cannot count as certain knowledge as a method to find what he can...
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He aims to use pure reason to discover certain knowledge, instead of using the senses which he considers to be flawed and capable of deception. Through Descartes use of the dream in his argument, he highlights how we cannot definitely distinguish if we are awake or asleep. Descartes states that everything that comes in sleep is "fashioned in the likeness of things that are real" (Descartes 1641), yet it could be stated that this depends on what your concept of reality is...
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