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Philosophy of Descartes
Title: Philosophy of Descartes
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 1456 | Pages: 6.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Philosophy of Descartes
In the New Merriam Webster Dictionary, sophism is defined as a plausible but fallacious argument. In Rene Descartes Meditation V, he distinguishes the existence of God, believing he must prove that god exists before he can examine any corporeal objects outside of himself. By proving that the existence of God is not a sophism, he also argues that God is therefore the Supreme Being and the omnipotent one. His conclusion that God does exist enables …showed first 75 words of 1456 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1456 total…deceiver than why do incidents like that of Colorado, where many teenagers were shot for an unknown reason? Mathematical reasoning cannot be understood by everybody, we cannot understand why planes fly, only the technicians do. So therefore I believe that everyone is different and that other peoples views of life will be different, therefore Descartes reasoning that he has God instilled in his mind is the reason why he believes God exists is a sophism.
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