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PHILOSOPHY OF DESCARTES
In the New Merriam Webster Dictionary, sophism is defined as a plausible but fallacious argument. In Rene Descartes Meditation V, he distinguishes the existence of God, believing he must prove that god exists before he can examine any corporeal objects outside of himself. ... Descartes believes that God is the cause of new innovations adding, therefore God instilled in us the idea of his existence. ... Descartes follows by stating that “he cannot conceive God without existence, existence is inseparable from him.”
After settling that God exists in his first few passages, Descartes adds that God is the perfect being. ...
In order to prove an argument or premise Descartes states, “we must be able to conceive clearly and distinctly of the cause in order to truly believe the argument.” Descartes clearly and distinctly believes the existence of God stating that, “all things are dependent on God’s existence, and God is not a deceiver. ... By recognizing the existence of God we can conceive that he is a sovereign Being, therefore not a deceiver likewise believed before in Descartes other Meditations. ...
In Descartes Meditation VI, he believes that the only material things that may exist are the ones that he can clearly and distinctly perceive, therefore he only considers the objects of pure mathematics as true material things. ... Descartes first perceives that he has a body, which at the beginning he considers as a whole of himself as composed. ... Hence, Descartes concludes that the body and the mind are not whole. ... As Descartes believes, as long as an object can be mathematically computed than it does exist. ...
Descartes ends his Meditations by discussing dreams and reality. ...
The word disagreement is far from what I feel about Descartes. ... So therefore I believe that everyone is different and that other peoples views of life will be different, therefore Descartes reasoning that he has God instilled in his mind is the reason why he believes God exists is a sophism.
Approximate Word count = 1453
Approximate Pages = 5.8
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