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Question by Phi Help: Descartes help please needed?
In the sixth meditation, how does Descartes finally establish the metaphysical existence of bodies or extended substances?

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Answer by Yamadog
http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/meditations/section11.rhtml indicate that he does not do that.

the 6th seems to range on about perception of these things

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One Response to Descartes help please needed?

  • amanda says:

    I had to read this too for class…and I was also confused. We went over it in class and I think my teacher said that Descartes believed extended substances (corporeals) did exist. He went on to say that if there are no corporeals then God is a deceiver, meaning that he tricked us into experiencing them. He then concluded that God is not a deceiver, therefore, there are corporeal things. Some stupid reasoning I know, but I think that’s the point of it. I hope I helped..Can someone back me up on this or am I just totally crazy?

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