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What is the explicit aim of the Meditations in the 'Letter of Dedication'?
To prove God and Soul to unbelievers using natural reason
What is a key difference between Aristotelian and Descartes' physics?
Descartes' physics involves inherent active forces in each kind of matter
What does Aristotelian physics attribute motion to?
Inherent active force in each kind of matter
Why is First Philosophy important according to Descartes?
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What realization does Descartes come to in Meditation 1?
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Which statement best reflects Descartes' approach to knowledge?
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Why does Descartes claim that proving God's existence is necessary?
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Why does Descartes assert that only God can be the cause of the idea of God?
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What is the significance of Descartes' statement 'Whatever I clearly and distinctively perceive must be true'?
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Why does Descartes believe that proving God's existence is crucial for establishing truth?
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How does Descartes justify that only God can cause the idea of God?
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What does Descartes' claim about the objective reality of an idea exceeding its formal reality imply?
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According to Descartes, what criteria must be met to ensure truth?
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Which argument for God's existence does Descartes find problematic due to the potential influence of dream states or demonic trickery?
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What is the relationship between substances, attributes, and modes according to Descartes?
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In Descartes' philosophy, what determines the reality and existence of an idea?
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According to Descartes, why can't finite minds and bodies create an infinite God?
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What does Descartes mean by the term 'Objective Reality'?
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In Descartes' hierarchy of reality, what occupies the mid-level for Objective Degrees of Reality?
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'Formal Reality' in Descartes' philosophy refers to:
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'Highest God' according to Descartes represents:
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'Causal Axiom' in Descartes' philosophy implies:
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What is the fundamental belief of Cartesian foundationalism?
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According to Descartes, why must one withhold assent from opinions?
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What does Descartes' statement 'Cogito, ergo sum' imply?
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What is the primary concern in the Meditations regarding the external world?
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How does Descartes address the possibility of an evil demon deceiving him?
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What is Descartes' criterion for determining truth according to his 'Mark of Truth'?
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How does Cartesian foundationalism view sensory-derived beliefs?
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'Cogito, ergo sum' suggests that one's existence is certain as long as:
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What does Descartes consider indubitable based on his 'Mark of Truth'?
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Why does Descartes emphasize doubting all beliefs derived from unreliable senses?
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