Philosophy 1020 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cogito Ergo Sum, Ontological Argument, University Of Western Ontario

• School: Western University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: Philosophy 1020
• Professor: Dennis Klimchuk

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Dou(cid:271)t all that has de(cid:272)ei(cid:448)ed (cid:455)ou e(cid:448)e(cid:374) o(cid:374)e the se(cid:374)ses i(cid:374)(cid:272)luded. Do so to (cid:271)uild a fou(cid:374)datio(cid:374) for all k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge that is(cid:374)"t a(cid:374)(cid:455)thi(cid:374)g that has de(cid:272)ei(cid:448)ed. Doubt as i may, i cannot doubt i am a thing that is doing the doubting. From this, descartes establishes a distinction between mind and body. You can doubt all bodily experiences but you cannot doubt that you are a thing which experiences the doubting. Therefore there must be a distinction between that which can be entirely doubted (the body) and that which cannot (the experience/experiencer) You cannot draw a distinction, because it could still be the body that experiences the doubting. Descartes responds that this question is not valid as it applies the laws of the physical world to that which is not physical, the mind. God is (cid:862)that tha(cid:374) whi(cid:272)h nothi(cid:374)g greater ca(cid:374) be thought(cid:863) (cid:894)ttwngcbt(cid:895) Ttwngcbt would be better if it e(cid:454)isted (cid:271)oth i(cid:374) o(cid:374)e"s thoughts a(cid:374)d i(cid:374) realit(cid:455)