Decartes

Choose one of the following remarks made by Descartes in his Meditations on FirstPhilosophy:• “…I would do well to deceive myself by turning my will in completely the oppositedirection and pretend for a time that these opinions are wholly false and imaginary…”(22).• “I am… precisely nothing but a thinking thing” (27).• “Up to this point it was not a well-founded judgment but only a blind impulse thatformed the basis of my belief that things existing outside of me send ideas or images ofthemselves to me through the sense organs or by some other means” (40).Whichever remark you choose, please explain, as clearly and carefully as you can, what theremark means (in the context in which Descartes makes it) and why Descartes makes it. Explain,that is, the reasons Descartes gives for the remark.Note that this is primarily an exercise in reading comprehension and clarity of written ex-pression. These are prerequisites for the writing of critically reflective philosophical papers (suchas will be asked of you in future paper assignments). Given the very tight word limit, I adviseyou not to try to say much in the way of evaluation of Descartes’s argument this time: stick toexplaining it as clearly and carefully as you can.(But don’t forget to write a modest introduction, conclusion and so on, even if only a sen-tence or two each. See my hand-out for more details; and feel free to contact me if you have anyquestions.)Note that for this assignment it is not necessary, or even recommended, to consult outsidesources. On the contrary, I want you to show me to what degree you have understood Descartes.Still, if you feel you must do outside research, you must give credit to all sources consulted evenwhen you have not quoted from them verbatim.In short:First Paper, 10%, 500-600 words. Submit online via Moodle by 11Choose one of the following remarks made by Descartes in his Meditations on FirstPhilosophy:• “…I would do well to deceive myself by turning my will in completely the oppositedirection and pretend for a time that these opinions are wholly false and imaginary…”(22).• “I am… precisely nothing but a thinking thing” (27).• “Up to this point it was not a well-founded judgment but only a blind impulse thatformed the basis of my belief that things existing outside of me send ideas or images ofthemselves to me through the sense organs or by some other means” (40).Whichever remark you choose, please explain, as clearly and carefully as you can, what theremark means (in the context in which Descartes makes it) and why Descartes makes it. Explain,that is, the reasons Descartes gives for the remark.Note that this is primarily an exercise in reading comprehension and clarity of written ex-pression. These are prerequisites for the writing of critically reflective philosophical papers (suchas will be asked of you in future paper assignments). Given the very tight word limit, I adviseyou not to try to say much in the way of evaluation of Descartes’s argument this time: stick toexplaining it as clearly and carefully as you can.(But don’t forget to write a modest introduction, conclusion and so on, even if only a sen-tence or two each. See my hand-out for more details; and feel free to contact me if you have anyquestions.)Note that for this assignment it is not necessary, or even recommended, to consult outsidesources. On the contrary, I want you to show me to what degree you have understood Descartes.Still, if you feel you must do outside research, you must give credit to all sources consulted evenwhen you have not quoted from them verbatim. For more on the university’s academic integritypolicy, please consult http://www.yorku.ca/acadinte/students/index.htm, and the resources linkedtherein. I recommend that you take the “Online tutorial on academic integrity” available there ifyou haven’t already.In short:First Paper, 10%, 500-600 words. Submit online via Moodle by 11::45 pm on Oct 10

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