Descartes_Meditations

Descartes Meditations Descartes meditations are based on the epistemological theory of rationalism: that is if someone truly knows something then they could not possibly be mistaken. He provides solid arguments for what his meditations stand for, and how he obtained a clear and distinct perception of "innate" ideas. In his Meditations he comes to terms with three certainties: the existence of the mind as the thing that thinks, the body as an extension, and God as the Supreme Being. Descartes is interested in the certainty of his existence and the existence of other people and things. Descartes argues that knowledge is acquired through awareness and experience. Using this approach, Descartes moves through doubt to certainty of his existence. He asks himself various questions about the certainty of his existence and solves them through clear thought and logic. Using this method Descartes establishes doubts to be truths, and he establishes that he does indeed exist. In this paper, I will show how Descartes moves through doubt to certainty. I will explain how Descartes uses the cogito, proves the existence of God and what that means to his existence. I will also discuss the general rules of truth that Descartes establishes. In the First descartes, god, existence, doubt, senses, certainty, things, ideas, cannot, because, humans, exists, through, free, first, evil, establish, two, therefore, one, must, infinite, deceiver, wax, three, states, prove, mind, being, able, using, truths, truth, something, second, perfect, order, number, meditations, however, form, exist, doubtful, clear, body, based, true, time, thing, substance, reason