PHI-10 Lecture 25: Phi-10 - Day 25
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The cartesian circle: arnauld claims that descartes has argued, god exists, therefore, the tr is certain. If god exists the tr is certain: so arnauld alleges, descartes" argument is fallacious, rd can admit (1) only if he has already assumed the conclusion is true. The psychological interpretation: the belief you have a c& d perception is not enough, a c & d perception is like a great light in the intellect which is followed by a. Great inclination of the will: intellectual grasp of c & d perception produces an unshakable conviction of the will to assent, a c& d perception is indubitable even under sustained, well-thought out skeptical assault (e. g. as nature doubt) A criterion of judgment: descartes distinguishes two intellectual faculties, 1. Meditations on the first philosophy: meditation vi: the argument for dualism non-physical thinking substance. Cartesian dualism = the thesis that a person is essentially a mind a non-extended,
