My Philosophy of Life Over the past five months of learning "philosophy," by its definition, is extremely vague and confusing. It can be related to anything to do with thought, perception, and even basic human existence. However, over the homework, projects and assignments I have do...

Descartes meditations are based on the epistemological theory of rationalism: that is if someone truly knows something then they could not possibly be mistaken. He provides solid arguments for what his meditations stand for, and how he obtained a clear and distinct perception of "innate" ideas. In h...

Do the arguments of the First Meditation raise serious doubts about what we can know? The purpose of Descartes' Meditations is not to raise doubt about what can be known, but to eradicate doubt and arrive at a definite answer about what one can be certain about, indeed this is the aim of all ep...