KNOWLEDGE OF REALITY
how we can know what is real. What grounds or guarantees what we think is certain in the world?, it is important that: (i) you spell out carefully what the thinker’s view are; (ii) think of some criticisms of this view; (iii) tell me what you think. What is your judgment and position toward the theory? Do you think it is right or wrong? Why? If you picked two views, is there a way to somehow synthesize them or do you clearly prefer one over the other?
Descartes and God's Existence
Rene Descartes is one of the most sophisticated writers of philosophy. He is also one of the most important of the western philosophers due to his determination to find a certain foundation for philosophy and the truth that could not be assaulted …show more content…
From it being a thought and its results of everything he has doubted. Descartes believes that he is not a perfect ‘human being.’ Descartes looks at all the different places where he has learned to do everything and the things that have to exceed the expectations of being perfect than Descartes. Descartes believes that something that is perfect cannot be followed or be depended upon due to it being perfect. The idea of perfectness was given to Descartes upon the nature of the source that was way more than perfect than him. The nature had everything itself of perfection. What had all the ideas, that is God. However, if Descartes was doing all of this alone than he would have not being able to, due to him being independent. Descartes would have everything that he lacks. For an example it being eternal, infinite and unchanging. Then Descartes would be perfect just like God. Since Descartes is not perfect, he depends on God, someone who is way more than perfection. Anything that was not perfect in Descartes eyes; was perfect in Gods. From there, Descartes knew that uncertainty and inconsistency were the things in him and not God. Since Descartes needed two proofs of God’s existence so people would believe in at least one of his God’s belief, knowing that God exists by believing at least one of belief. But, if Descartes gets good proof for his belief in God, than he …show more content…
Descartes owns an ability of judgment that he has attained from God. Since God does not deceive Descartes, Descartes cannot make any mistake, if he uses the God’s given judgment the right way. Though, Descartes believes that if everything came form God, than God will not allow him to go wrong in any way. However, if Descartes takes his mind of God and just thinks about himself, then there can be an error or many. God creates Descartes, but there is also something of not being. But, Descartes believes that he is in the middle of these two. If Descartes does something of not being, than he will make an error and not go the right way. Error is something that one is responsible for itself and not God. The idea of judging is imponderable, so Descartes does make mistakes but not because of God who has given this idea. Making a judgment of the things Descartes really does not know about or wants to know of not making any error. Error is denial or lack of knowledge that is always with Descartes. The error lies on the concurrent of the two
how we can know what is real. What grounds or guarantees what we think is certain in the world?, it is important that: (i) you spell out carefully what the thinker’s view are; (ii) think of some criticisms of this view; (iii) tell me what you think. What is your judgment and position toward the theory? Do you think it is right or wrong? Why? If you picked two views, is there a way to somehow synthesize them or do you clearly prefer one over the other?
Descartes and God's Existence
Rene Descartes is one of the most sophisticated writers of philosophy. He is also one of the most important of the western philosophers due to his determination to find a certain foundation for philosophy and the truth that could not be assaulted …show more content…
From it being a thought and its results of everything he has doubted. Descartes believes that he is not a perfect ‘human being.’ Descartes looks at all the different places where he has learned to do everything and the things that have to exceed the expectations of being perfect than Descartes. Descartes believes that something that is perfect cannot be followed or be depended upon due to it being perfect. The idea of perfectness was given to Descartes upon the nature of the source that was way more than perfect than him. The nature had everything itself of perfection. What had all the ideas, that is God. However, if Descartes was doing all of this alone than he would have not being able to, due to him being independent. Descartes would have everything that he lacks. For an example it being eternal, infinite and unchanging. Then Descartes would be perfect just like God. Since Descartes is not perfect, he depends on God, someone who is way more than perfection. Anything that was not perfect in Descartes eyes; was perfect in Gods. From there, Descartes knew that uncertainty and inconsistency were the things in him and not God. Since Descartes needed two proofs of God’s existence so people would believe in at least one of his God’s belief, knowing that God exists by believing at least one of belief. But, if Descartes gets good proof for his belief in God, than he …show more content…
Descartes owns an ability of judgment that he has attained from God. Since God does not deceive Descartes, Descartes cannot make any mistake, if he uses the God’s given judgment the right way. Though, Descartes believes that if everything came form God, than God will not allow him to go wrong in any way. However, if Descartes takes his mind of God and just thinks about himself, then there can be an error or many. God creates Descartes, but there is also something of not being. But, Descartes believes that he is in the middle of these two. If Descartes does something of not being, than he will make an error and not go the right way. Error is something that one is responsible for itself and not God. The idea of judging is imponderable, so Descartes does make mistakes but not because of God who has given this idea. Making a judgment of the things Descartes really does not know about or wants to know of not making any error. Error is denial or lack of knowledge that is always with Descartes. The error lies on the concurrent of the two