HUMA 1160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Cartesian Doubt, Solipsism, Deductive Reasoning
17 Mar 2016
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Certain features of objects, which without them no object can be thought. Criique: (on page 48 second paragraph): *important* how do i know o o o. Assumpion meditaion 1 there is an external world. If this concept is challenged by a deceiving god, it has to be taken into account and there can not be an external world. 49 *important quote* i allow myself to be deceive . Belief of the senses hyperbolic doubt counter balance the prejudice of senses o o o. The true secret of knowledge should start with indiference. The evil genius hypothesis gives personiicaion to hyperbolic doubt = - treaing the doubt as a o o person. E e term - each cover the facts of the other thing. 1 of them is arithmeic and geometry axiom deiniions (self evident: work your way down to a conclusion. Also has axioms but brought forth by themselves you can doubt them.
