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Descartes Meditations
Descartes’ ‘Cogito Ergo Sum’ (I am, I exist) argument is a complex one. ... In this meditation on his philosophy, Descartes on numerous attempts tries to convince both the readers, as well as himself, of his theory that we must reject all of our present ideas and beliefs and start from nothing. ... Descartes’ method and theory on knowledge was well planned and carefully thought out. ...
In my opinion, there are some flaws contained in Descartes’ argument. Among these flaws are Descartes’ apparent determination to prove his theory on his individual existence in the world and the existence of G-d to backup and prove himself and his theories.
At the beginning of meditation two, Descartes is ‘stuck in the middle of nothingness’. ... Descartes although is certain of one thing, nothing (but to be certain of nothing is still to be certain of something? ...
Descartes is a rational thinker and he rationalizes through his studies that nothing in the world is known. ... Descartes then states with certainty ‘Cogito ergo sum’ (I am, I exist). This is the first accurate idea that Descartes knows with any conviction, he knows that he is a "thinking being". Descartes still does not know what he is, he says "but what then am I? ...
One major flaw found in Descartes’ argument is that while critically examining, and then rejecting, mostly everything in the world around him, he maintained that he could prove the existence of G-d, beyond a shadow of a doubt. ... It seems to me that Descartes showed a display of arrogance in supposing that he could devise a method of proving the existence of G-d, doing so without a great deal of difficulty. At one point in his discourse on method, Descartes sets out a code of morals, which he plans to abide by.
Approximate Word count = 1447
Approximate Pages = 5.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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