Instructions:
Please write a 2-3 page essay answering all parts of the following question. Feel free to use material and ideas from throughout Chapter 5. However, if you take any material directly from the chapter, or any other outside sources, then please remember to properly cite that material. The use of any outside material without citation will be considered plagiarism and will result in a 0 for the assignment. The use of any material generated by Artificial Intelligence is not allowed. Any use of Artificial Intelligence will result in a 0 for the assignment.
Prompt:
In his first Meditation, Descartes undergoes a process of radical doubt. What is the purpose of this project? What types of knowledge does he doubt and why? What does he ultimately claim to have proven with absolute certainty? How does he arrive at this conclusion? Do you think Descartes is correct when he claims that he can be certain of his own existence as a thinking thing? Why or why not?