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Descartes Meditations Revision
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How does Descartes come to the clear and distinct rule?
By reflecting on the Cogito
By contemplating the light of God
By defeating the evil demon
By thinking about the nature of reality
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How do we know that God is perfect, according to Descartes?
We have experienced him
It is a clear and distinct idea
God must exist
We don't
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Descartes uses these to provide reason and evidence for the Cogito
Diabolic doubt
Dreaming argument
Trademark argument
Clear and distinct rule
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Descartes tries to prove that God exists...
because otherwise he would get in trouble with the church
because he wants God to exist
because he is religious
so he can know more than just that he exists
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Plato was a rationalist philosopher.
True
False
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Descartes used sceptical methods.
False
True
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Descartes quotes 3 examples of clear and distinct ideas
Cogito, God, 2+3=5
Cogito, evil demon, 2+2=4
Cogito, God, 2+3=4
God, language, 2+3=5
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Descartes is a sceptic.
True
False
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Rene Descartes' most famous saying that sums up Rationalism:
Je pense donc je suis
All of the above
I think therefore I am
Cogito ergo sum
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Why did Descartes write the Meditations?
To prove God’s existence.
To vindicate rationalism.
To find a firm foundation for knowledge.
All of these answers
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Descartes arrived at the Cogito using...
Method of doubt
Dualism
Diabolic doubt
Sense experience
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What does Descartes mean by a “clear idea”?
Something that is impossible to understand
Something that is explained well
Something that is not confusing
Something that is impossible to ignore or miss
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Descartes' trademark argument relies on the causal adequacy principle.
True
False
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What is the best name can we give to the person narrating the Meditations?
The Dreamer
Rene Descartes
The Meditator
The Narrator
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What does Descartes mean by a “distinct idea”?
An idea that is not easy to understand
An idea that cannot be confused with anything else
An idea that is very obvious
An idea that cannot be wrong
