PHL100Y1 Chapter 53-64: Descartes Meditations 3- Proof of God's Existence Notes
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Certain that he exists and is a thinking thing that doubts, understands, wills, imagines, senses, a. Certain that he is a thinking thing and he clearly and distinctly perceives this fact. Couldn"t be certain unless all clear and distinct perceptions can be certain. Whatever he perceives clearly and distinctly must be true. He previously didn"t perceive the things he thought were clear before themselves, but only the of those things . He concedes that he was mistaken in inferring that his perception could inform him about thes. He seems quite certain of arithmetic and geometry, unless god might be deceiving him. To ensure that he is not being deceived, he must inquire into the existence of god. Simple ideas: the images of things, the object of a thought. Volitions, emotions, and judgements: an affirmation or fear directed toward the object o. He can only make mistakes with judgements, not with ideas on their own, volitions or emotions.
