Analysis Of Descartes Radical Skepticism

Descartes in the first chapter introduces the idea of radical skepticism. He argues that he will revise everything that he learned from the childhood for accuracy. Everything must be called into question because it is the only way to gain knowledge. The beliefs are questioned and attempts to tell the reader that he will ignore all that can influence his opinion because only that will help gaining knowledge. However, he also says that his body and his description cannot be question because he is not crazy. He proves he is not mad by making fun of madmen and explains to the audience his manner. He shows he is not a madman because he is normal and does everything like everyone else. He questions the differences between being awake and dreaming

After, Descartes continues with argument that god exist and that it was god the person that shaped him. Moreover, he does not trust money or land to beliefs and that he challenges reality. Descartes uses the money to show that although he believes in god, he will test it because it is the only way to learn the truth. The argument turns to the possibility that God is good, but he must judge as if he was guiding to lies because questioning will make him learn the true meaning because deception has errors. Truth and only truth can help him because truth is immune against supreme god. On chapter two he began again by reassuring he is not acting in a bias way. To prove that he is not being bias he explains that reason and gives example. The plus, he includes famous individuals such as Archimedes to proof he has knowledge. The argument turns a little confusing because Descartes argues that the supreme god might not exist and he might be author of his own thoughts. He continues by saying that he might be able to live without the body. However, Descartes attempts to question his existence but comes back to the idea that he exists because he thinks. Confirming that he exist lead to the thought of himself. The idea that he does not know