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Descartes presents a method of inquiry claiming this method to be infallible.
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Descartes presents a method of inquiry claiming this method to be infallible. This method is based on two principles that he calls intuition and deduction. Within this response, I am aiming to respond to what Descartes means by these two principles, and how they work together to free the mind from the prejudices of the senses. The method Descartes presents is discovered through careful meditation and consists of a set of rules regarding how to direct one's particular thought. In rule three particularly, Descartes tells us that we have two ways of achieving a state of epistemology. He illustrates these principles as intuition and deduction. By intuition, Descartes means those certain things that we just know. Intuition is the concept of a clear and attentive mind which is so simple that there can be no room or doubt for what we are questioning. For example, in geometry, the reflexive principle states...
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