PHIL 100W Lecture Notes - Empirical Evidence, A Priori And A Posteriori

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 100W
• Professor: Dc Mc

Document Summary

He wants certainty, so he is going to subject his beliefs to: the method of doubt. Is it possible to doubt this belief? . If so, set the belief aside, as it is not foundational. Beliefs that he can doubt are false. Descartes think that it is possible to doubt a belief, that belief is false. He wants to suspend judgment withhold assent p. 138. Applying the method of doubt to a posteriori beliefs. Applying the method of doubt to a priori beliefs. If i am right in believing this, then i believe a necessary truth. A priori beliefs: ones that do not require sense experience for.