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Critically assess Descartes use and application of the method of doubt (25) The author of Meditation one, Rene Descartes found that he was often mistaken having pre-conceptions with matters which he had once thought were necessarily certain. He looked for certainty using philosophical scepticism. Descartes begins the first meditation by discussing the beliefs which he had accepted as truths, without question, during his childhood. He therefore, decides that in order to gain any firm beliefs that will last, he must start over entirely. Descartes did this by doubting his core beliefs so that he could find certain knowledge which he would hold as foundations upon which he could build his belief system. The first train of thought that shakes Descartes foundational structure of knowledge is his recognition that he relies on his senses which can deceive him. However he does admit that it is prudent not to trust them as,...

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