Can an Atheist Know that He Exists?: Cogito, Mathematics, and God in Descartes's Meditations
Descartes's meditator thinks that if she does not know the existence of God, she cannot be fully certain of anything. This statement seems to contradict the cogito, according to which the existence of I is indubitable and therefore certain. Cannot an atheist be certain that he exists? Atheistic...
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International journal for the study of skepticism
Year: 2019, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 91-115 |
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Descartes, René 1596-1650, Meditationes de prima philosophia
/ Cogito ergo sum
/ Existence of God
/ Atheism
/ I
/ Knowledge
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Atheism
B Cogito B Mathematics B Skepticism B Descartes B God |
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