PHI 1103 Lecture : PForster-Lecture1
23 Feb 2014
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Meditation i of the things which we may doubt. Accepted false opinions for true, doubt anything that was later based on the original false opinions. I will reject all my beliefs for which there is even a possibility of doubt, and whatever truths are left will be absolutely certain. To this end it is not necessary to go through all my beliefs individually, since they are all based on a more fundamental belief. If there is any reason to doubt this foundation belief, then all the beliefs based on it are equally doubtful. All my beliefs about the world are based on the fundamental belief that the senses tell me the truth. It is at least possible that everything my senses tell me is an illusion created by a powerful being.
