PHIL 262 Lecture 2: PHIL-262,University of Arizona,Textbook(p2)

• School: University of Arizona
• Department: Philosophy Main
• Course: PHIL 262
• Professor: All

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Is now asserting that a malicious demon of the utmost power has employed all of his energies to deceive him, rather than god who is supremely good. All external things are merely the delusions o dreams which e has devised to deceive him. Guard against assenting to any falsehoods, so that the deceiver will be able to impose on him in an degree. 1. the seeker after truth must, once in the course of his life, doubt eveyrhting, as far as is possible. Preconceived notions keep up form the knowledge of truth. We must doubt everything we find to contain even the smallest amount of uncertainty. 2. what is doubtful should even be considered as false. Will help finding what is true easier and more clear. 3. this doubt should not meanwhile be applied to ordinary life. This doubt should be kept solely in the contemplation of truth.