Descartes Demon Argument

Descartes’ first meditation centres around the controversial argument as to whether human behaviour, actions, and judgements are from a normal, seemingly truthful reality or if they are being controlled by an external falsehood creator. He, himself, attempts to decipher what is “absolutely certain” within his life by only permitting true beliefs to exist within his belief set while completely annihilating any form of uncertain, fabricated knowledge from any external force. By demolishing his previous perceptions and values, it is evident that Descartes believes that his senses may sometimes deceive and perplex himself to whether his behaviour and actions remain within his own jurisdiction. This sense of doubt is justified as he eventually arrives …show more content…
It remains highly illogical that humans being possessed by external, fictitious forces are able to portray such raw and vivid emotions that genuinely come from a human’s heart. Though opponents often suggest that even these emotions may have been manipulated through a “demon”, this remains highly unrealistic as this creature would have to control every miniscule expression that a human depicts. Emotions are simply just subconscious, instinctive expressions that a person portrays every second of the day. However only through an internal, temporary behaviour or action will these emotions be incited within a human and be able to authentically convey itself to others. If there was a truly falsehood creator that existed in the world, it would have to regulate all aspects of a human ranging from his/her emotions and fully ascertain all relationships a human has with others. Rather, the theory demonstrated through the “normal world” in which all perceptions and feelings are established through the human eye is more justifiable to the explanation of human emotions since it is through these continuous perceptions throughout everyday life will people be able to gain more experience, allowing humans to naturally express how they feel every moment. Raw human emotions are often correlated with relationships with others as …show more content…
Philosophers that incline to the belief that humans live in the “normal world” suggest that it is through an individual’s personal perception of their surroundings will they be able to experience such vivid emotions and develop personal motivations upon their revelation of the actuality of reality. On the contrary, philosophers who support the theory that humans live in a “demon world” in which we are constantly being deceived by external forces illustrate that there is a possibility that all our previous emotions and senses have deceived us. They, instead, believe that humans display temperamental feelings that are being managed by an external which justifies an individual’s capricious behaviour. Taking both of these sides in consideration, it appears to be highly unlikely that humans have absolutely no control over their own actions. If everyone was simply being controlled by an external force, relationships would remain inexistent, emotions would remain inexistent, and aspirations would remain inexistent. Yet reality clearly reveals that we do live in a world where relationships, emotions, and aspiration are all present; therefore, it remains highly probable that humans live in a “normal world” with conscious self-control rather than a “demon world” whereby everything remain ambiguous with no sense