Friday, March 7, 2008
Meditations 1- paragraph 20
In paragraph 20 of meditations one, Descartes compares physics, astronomy, and medicine and says that they can have some kind of false. As for arithmetic and geometry there are no questions asked. It is almost common sense in some cases or just a "natural reaction" to these questions. I think this is because when we are you we are all taught the basics of arithmetic, geometry, etc. It just seems right that two plus three make five and a square has no more then four sides as Descartes says. Any comments?
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the reason descartes says that the sciences are faulty is because they have complexity thus leaving more room for error. pure sciences such as arithmetic and geometry are much simpler and can be readily and conclusively proven very easily.
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