PHIL13185 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Coherentism, Foundationalism
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In a context outside of doubt, the i of i think, therefore i am , is a person"s background (job, age, gender, etc). But when incorporating doubt, the i shifts to a more physically removed standpoint. Blackburn postulates that one"s i is almost like a soul, and at different times thinks differently. Descartes" ball of wax example aims to prove to people that they truly do not understand ordinary bodies, or things met with space . A priori is knowledge achieved through rationalism. It can be seen to be true immediately, without any experience of the way of the world . The premise of the trademark argument is that god has left the idea of perfection as an innate sign of his worksmanship in our minds, likes a trademan leaving a trademark stamped in his work . Trademark argument is valid but not sound. Descartes fell into the trap of thinking that an idea of x actually shares x .
