Descartes and the Existence of Physical Objects Essay -- Descartes

Descartes and the Existence of Physical ObjectsIn his sixth meditation Descartes must return to the doubts he raised in his first one. Here he deals mainly with the mind-body problem and tries to analyse whether physical things exist with certainty. In this meditation he develops his dualist argument by make a distinction between mind and body although he as well as reveals that the are significantly related. He considers existence of the impertinent world and whether its lore holds any knowledge of this world. He also questions whether this knowledge is real or is merely an illusion. He makes it quite clear how misleading and deceiving some external sensations can be. In the beginning of this last meditation he attempts to prove the existence of external object. One way of achieving this is by recognizing the distinct ideas he had of external objects are thoroughly imprinted in his memory, he realizes that the concept of these ideas could not have originated from his mind. T herefore holding the clear knowledge of these objects was a exclusion of other objects. He realized he...