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Is There A Perfect Being
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Descartes explains the existence of a perfect being in both Meditations III and V. ... Descartes brings up the existence of a perfect being because if he can prove that there is a perfect being, “God,” than he can stop doubting things. ... Meditation III proves the existence of God and that God created him, and Meditation V proves that from the mere idea of a triangle one can deduce necessary attributes of a triangle, in the same way, from the mere idea of God, a supremely perfect being, we think of existence. ...
In Meditation III Descartes proves the existence of God by saying that God, an infinite being, exists because for him, a finite being, to think of such a deep and complex concept; God must exist. ... Therefore, the idea we have of infinite perfection originated from a being with infinite perfection, and this being is God. ... He shows this through the process of elimination, arguing that he could not be produced by himself, a finite cause less perfect than God, by several partial causes, or by his parents. ... Another suggestion is that he was caused by a finite cause less perfect than God. ... “But perhaps this being is not God, and perhaps I was produced either by my parents or by other causes less perfect than god. ... Since from the plain idea of a triangle one can infer necessary characteristics of a triangle, in the same way, from the plain idea of God, a supremely perfect being, we can gather necessary characteristics that belong to him. ... “In the same way, even though the concept of a supremely perfect being necessarily possesses certain attributes, it doesnt follow that this being exists. ... A third criticism of Descartes proof is that if we dont bother considering the idea of a supremely perfect being, then we wont be forced into
asserting that existence is one of his perfections.
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Title: Is There A Perfect Being
Words: 1406
Rating: None
Pages: 5.6
submitted by: FZiegel
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