Descartes Metaphysics: Proofs for the Existence of God

Proofs for the Existence of God

Descartes gives three proofs for the existence of God. They are;

The Causal Proof

The causal proof in-order to explain the existence go God is based on two main assumptions.

• individual consciousness or the mind knows itself to be finite in nature,
• This conception of God is derived only from the conception of an absolutely perfect being, God.

The Cosmological Proof

Descartes avers that what can be the cause of myself, my parents and all the other finite, limited beings? This …

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A Modern Insight to Philosophy of Language

Modern philosophers starting from Descartes to Pre-Hume considered language as a phenomenon which was by some studied and by others rectified and regimented while, some even tried to universalise it. Modern philosophers specifically Descartes, Leibnitz and Locke were of the belief that language has something to do with the mind. So, we′ll be discussing these philosophers one by one.

Rene Descartes′ Views of Language

For Descartes language was crucial evidence of the existence of mind as well as a cons…

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