AHSS*1100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Double-Slit Experiment, Foundationalism, Cartesian Doubt
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To show that we can be certain of the truth of many of our ordinary beliefs. Argument against skepticism which is belief that knowledge is impossible. Nothing is completely certain + indubitable so i should assent to nothing. Belief is certain if it can"t be false. Belief is indubitable if there isn"t a reason to doubt. Modern plsp in first half of 17 c, father of mpslp. Mathematically based pslp of nature + tried to conceal from criticism of church by showing how it could promote the christian faith. Avoid relying on obvs which can be wrong + uncertain. Intuition: getting truth that"s so clear that it can"t be wrong. Deduction: beginning with facts that are certain. Bc he ests the cogito (the self) as a disembodied thinking thing, he must then bridge gap btwn mind of phy world including both body + ext world. Meditations but we only focus 1 and 2.
