meditations 3

Question 1

What is the theme of Meditation 3

Answer 1

if God exists

Question 1

in meditations 3 Descartes recgonizes that he still isnt sure he exists

Answer 1

false in meditations 3 he knows he exists at this point

Question 2

What is the argument in Meditations 3

Answer 2

that some ideas seemed to be forced upon me without any consent

Question 3

What is the equation according to Descartes on Cause

Answer 3

Effect gets Reality from Cause

Question 4

What are the two primary principles in Meditations 3?

Answer 4

1. Something cannot come from nothing
2. what is more perfect cannot come from what is less perfect

What is more reality cannot come from less reality using the example of 5kg stone vs 10kg stone

Question 5

the cause of the idea must be equally?

Answer 5

real to the idea itself

Question 6

true or false it is impossible for an idea of heat to be in one unless that idea has come from something else

Answer 6

true

Question 7

What are the 3 consequences (of the principle from meditations 3)

Answer 7

1. ideas cannot cause ideas great or more perfect
2. if an idea that has more reality than one, i know that i cannot be the cause of it
3. if i cannot find an idea that has more reality than me than i will not be able to produce the argument for the existance other than myself

Question 8

We can create simpler ideas according to Descartes

Answer 8

yes

Question 9

we can create more comple ideas

Answer 9

false

Question 10

What is the idea of God?

Answer 10

a perfect being, infinite

Question 11

How does Descartes conclude God is real

Answer 11

Descartes is finite and finite cannot produce infinite
- but he has an infinite thing in his mind
- Descartes is an imperfect being
- but the idea of God is in his head
- The idea of God must come from God himself

Question 12

TRUE OR FALSE you cannot arrive at the divine by creating subtractions

Answer 12

false, perfection isnt ideas built upon each other

Question 13

How does Descartes know about the infinite

Answer 13

because he has the understanding of what finite is and you cannot know what finite is actually unless you have the knowledge of infinite. You can use the example of a counterfeit coin you dont know its a counterfeit unless comparing to the true coin

Question 14

What is another way to reword Descartes argument for God

Answer 14

Descartes has what it takes to come up with ideas
- he has the idea of perfect and infinite
- hes know hes not perfect nor infinite and finite cannot produce infinite

Question 15

The idea of God comes from who?

Answer 15

God

Question 16

What are the conclusions at the end of meditations 3

Answer 16

1. either some God exists
2. i am god but yet i am imperfect so therefore i cannot be God. God cannot be a deciever because decievers arise from imperfections

Question 17

What are the logical steps in Meditations at the end of Chapter 3

Answer 17

1. He knows he exists
2. he wants to prove he knows a whole bunch of stuff about successful disciplines
3. however even the physical world is percieved by sense but isntead the intellect from being understood
4. the demon argument can still exist
5. only way the demon argument doesnt exists is God exists and God cannot be a deciever can he?

Question 18

Is this the question that arises at the beginning of meditations 4? God cannot be a deciever yet why do i commit errors though?

Answer 18

yes

Question 19

Errors depend on what two concurrent causes?

Answer 19

1. Ability to know and udnerstand
2. Ability to choose freely freewill

Question 20

How does one misuse Freewill according to Descartes

Answer 20

by affirming to something or denying it without proper reflection

Question 21

What is the rule and conclusion at the end of meditation 4

Answer 21

Rule: If I have clarity and distinctness about something, I am not in error (God
can’t, by definition, allow error if I’m using my abilities correctly—i.e. when my
judgement doesn’t extend beyond what is C/D)