Philosophy 101
Study questions: Meditation VI
1. What conclusion does Descartes draw in this meditation
regarding the "existence of material
things" (167). How does he defend
this conclusion?
2. What conclusion does Descartes draw regarding the relation and
the distinction between the
mind and the body? What reasons
does he offer for these conclusions?
3. For either 1. or 2. above (or both), develop what you think is
a serious objection to
Descartes' argument. How might
Descartes respond to it?