Abstract
This episode is part one of four of the lecture series [HTA 7] on René Descartes's Meditations on First Philosophy, Meditations 1-3.
Guiding Questions
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What is the goal of The Protagonist of the Meditations?
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Why does doubt function the same as disproving inherited beliefs?
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Why does The Protagonist not have to doubt every single belief individually?
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What are the three reasons for skepticism of all inherited belief?
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How is the Evil Deceiver a rhetorical device without argumentative work?