Why did Descartes' engage in the extraordinary method of doubting everything that is not absolutely certain?, essay help

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What can we know?

Why did Descartes' engage in the extraordinary method of doubting everything that is not absolutely certain? What was he trying to establish? How does he argue that we can't rely on our senses? How does he manage to cast doubt on his reason?

How much can we rely on what we see and hear, think and believe? How does Descartes argue that there is anything that is really reliable? What if there cannot be any certain knowledge? Does there need to be? Is each mind's subjective knowledge that "I exist" the only absolutely certain truth? How does Descartes argue that we can rely on our reasoning and our senses after he has completed the method of doubt?

What basis do we have for our knowledge? Do all beliefs have the same requirements?

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DESCARTES PHILOSOPHY
Descartes was a reknown French philosopher who strongly believed that in seeking the
truth, there was need for little doubt since doubt would eventually lead an individual to finding
the truth. Descartes engaged in a method of doubting everything that was not absolutely certain
with the aim of limiting knowledge to things that were not certain in order to ascertain particular
truths. Descartes was trying to est...


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