Can Descartes' God be a deceiver?
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In this essay I will attempt to show that Descartes' God can be a deceiver. In order to do this I will examine Descartes' arguments against this possibility. Should there still be sufficient cause to consider a deceiving God; this shall then be examined too. For the duration of this essay I shall assume that God exists, as the question of existence holds no real bearing on the intent of this essay.
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…to answer. Perception is such that any real answer is known only by God, whatever It may be. Bibliography. Descartes, Rene- Meditations in first philosophy. Edited by John Cottingham. Cambridge University Press. 1996. Meta-meditations: Studies in Descartes. Edited by Sesonske and Fleming, University of California, Wadsworth Publishing Company Inc. 1969. Sartre, Jean-Paul. Being and Nothingness. Translated by Hazel E. Barnes. University of Colorado. 1957. Pirsig, Robert. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: 25th Anniversary Edition. Vintage Publishing.
…to answer. Perception is such that any real answer is known only by God, whatever It may be. Bibliography. Descartes, Rene- Meditations in first philosophy. Edited by John Cottingham. Cambridge University Press. 1996. Meta-meditations: Studies in Descartes. Edited by Sesonske and Fleming, University of California, Wadsworth Publishing Company Inc. 1969. Sartre, Jean-Paul. Being and Nothingness. Translated by Hazel E. Barnes. University of Colorado. 1957. Pirsig, Robert. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: 25th Anniversary Edition. Vintage Publishing.
