Epistemology

Epistemology What Does It All Mean' Question #1: Is it a meaningful possibility that the inside of your mind is the only thing that exists -- or that even if there is a world outside your mind, it is totally unlike what you believe it to be' Descartes’ Answer: Decartes would entertain the possibility of solipsism. That is the whole basis for his Meditations, to doubt what he has always believed in order to attempt to prove them to be true. He sets aside his previous beliefs in the external material world until he can discover grounds to believe in them. He does not rely on his senses to prove an outside world because the senses sometimes deceive us. “It is prudent never to trust completely those who have deceived us even once” (Blackburn). My Answer: It is impossible to believe that none of your surroundings exist outside your mind. I am not a solipsist, and I do believe there is an external material world. If I did believe in solipsism, then I would not be enrolled in this class because I would not believe that anyone really existed to teach me about Philosophy. world, external, mind, believe, prove, outside, even, dream, answer, way, rely, really, know, exist, senses, question, formed, exists, cannot, belief, upon, true, things, theories, reality, proving, never, go, fact, doubt, believing, because, based, am, my