Briefly explain Descartes' method of doubt

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: Descartes method of doubt was a way to distinguish mere belief from knowledge. It required Decartes to examine all of his beliefs for certainty.

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Identify which of the following fallacies the following example illustrates. Choose the best answer from the list offered. My lawyer told me that a highly reputable study on divorce cases has shown that I should have a one in three chance of winning my alimony dispute against my husband. Well, I lost my cases against my first and my second husbands. That means the odds are with me. I can't lose

a. Overlooking a Common Cause b. Causal Oversimplification c. Only Game in Town d. Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc e. Jumping from Correlation to Cause f. Slippery Slope g. Gamblers Fallacy

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The memories of eyewitnesses are often untrustworthy.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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In trying to describe the nature of life after death, Paul in 1 Corinthians 15 settles on the idea of

A) spiritual body B) immortal soul C) astral body D) reincarnation

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The definition "'Insect' means a fly, wasp, ant, and so on" is an example of:

A) A definition by subclass. B) A demonstrative (ostensive) definition. C) A definition by genus and difference. D) An enumerative definition. E) A synonymous definition.

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