"The malicious Demon

could manipulate

language.."

What does this criticism TARGET?

"There is no self"

is a criticism that TARGETS what?

Who criticised the cogito saying it doesn’t show my

essence to be 'thinking'.

Who criticised the cogito saying the 'I' is arguably just a bundle of perceptions

'This means that we have to question whether ‘knowing = undoubtable’.'

What is this criticism targetting?

'Maybe Descartes doesn't go far enough in his rigorous scepticism'

What criticism is this targetting?

"In order to identify optical illusions, this requires our senses to detect that inaccuracy, so its through our senses, we gain the knowledge we should to doubt our senses. Arguably this is counterintuitive."

What criticism is this targetting?

" Descartes leaps from arguing that sometimes the senses deceive us to rejecting all sensory knowledge and that his category rejection of sensory data is too extreme "

What criticism is this targetting?

"Just because some forgeries occur in Art does not mean all pieces of art are forgeries.'

This is a reply to a criticism of which feature of the meditations?

Descartes is accused of insincerity; that he doesn't doubt some things as much as others eg senses v god.

What does this criticism TARGET

In order to distinguish dreams from waking you need to have not dreaming ie to have x you must have not x.

What does this criticism TARGET

 Descartes' ________is arguably empty if we cannot detect the trickery. If you can never tell what is real and what is deception then for all practical purposes, there is no difference and it makes no difference.

What does this criticism TARGET?

To demand certainty for something to count as knowledge is a mistake. It ‘sets the epistemological bar too high’..

What does this criticism TARGET?

To demand certainty for something to count as knowledge is a mistake. It ‘sets the epistemological bar too high’..

Who made this criticism?

It is easy to distinguish dreams from waking life when awake.

What does this criticism TARGET?

It is easy to distinguish dreams from waking life when awake.

What does this criticism TARGET?

Just because I might SOMETIMES be unaware that I am dreaming, it doesnt not follow that I am ALWAYS unaware that I am dreaming.

What does this criticism TARGET?

The contents of dreams MUST come from waking life otherwise we would have nothing to dream about.

What does this criticism TARGET?

'If we are to doubt that 2+3 = 5 then we should be doubting the logic that leads to the inference that God is supremely good and wouldn't deceive us'

What does this criticism TARGET?

In order to do anything, I must exist first so running, talking or breathing all demonstrate existence.

Who made this criticism?

At best we can conclude that thinking is happening or 'it thinks' and not necessarily that there is a self or 'i' doing the thinking.

Who made this criticism of teh cogito?

"The self cannot enter the world of experience like the eye cannot enter its visual field, the eye cannot see itself and likewise the self cannot perceive itself, we are only ever conscious of experiences "

Who made this criticism of the cogito?

"The cogito can only authenticate itself when you conceive it, not when you are not actively thinking about it, so at best it can only guarantee intermittent existence "

Who made this criticism of the cogito?

" Descartes is a bit premature in arguing the mind is distinct from the body, as maybe what we are perceiving of ourselves when thinking I am I exist, is not immaterial ... maybe this isn't our true nature... it could be material underneath and we are just ignorant of that. "

Who made this criticism of the cogito?