Descartes Meditations Of First Philosophy

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Descartes: Meditations of First Philosophy is made up of six meditations. In the first meditation, Descartes discredits all beliefs of things that are uncertain by proving what he knows for sure is true. In the first meditation titled: “Concerning those things that can be called into doubt,” Descartes presents many skeptical arguments, doubting each one. He falsifies his arguments about perception, dreams, evil demons and God. First, Descartes believes that his perceptions are deceiving him and that senses cannot be trusted. He thinks that things aren't always the way they seem like sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell. However, he doesn’t doubt everything about senses, “although the senses occasionally mislead us respecting minute objects,

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