PHL100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Beehive, Thought Experiment, Omnipotence
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Structure of the meditations: the method of radical doubt, discovery of the absolutely indubitable cogito, 1st proof of the existence of god (from the origin of the idea of god, extracting a criterion of truth from our success. Apply it: (i) to 1 2nd (ontological) proof of god, (ii) to restore the world of common sense. Reading meditation: a meditation is originally a religious exercise. It(cid:859)s a thought e(cid:454)peri(cid:373)e(cid:374)t i(cid:374) the first perso(cid:374: o (cid:862)i(cid:863) is you, despite the crap preface acknowledging the authority of the church, it is subversive, (cid:862)i(cid:863) get to de(cid:272)ide (cid:373)(cid:455)self a(cid:271)out god(cid:859)s e(cid:454)iste(cid:374)(cid:272)e. Is there comfort in mathematics: even dreams are constructed out of reliable (cid:862)ge(cid:374)e(cid:396)al thi(cid:374)gs a(cid:396)e (cid:374)ot i(cid:373)agi(cid:374)a(cid:396)(cid:455)(cid:863) Some things to think about: co(cid:373)pare the (cid:858)stri(cid:374)g-ra(cid:455)(cid:859) (cid:373)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)t i(cid:374) meno. But that despair is essential to progress: religious meditation: realize my powerlessness, before being rescued by god.
