In Order to Establish Any Firm and Lasting Knowledge, for Descartes

question 85

Multiple Choice

In order to establish any firm and lasting knowledge, for Descartes, what must he do?

• A) Trust in his senses
• B) Prove that God exists
• C) Consider what he can know if he assumes that God exists
• D) Find something certain and indubitable that can act as a foundation for whatever one knows

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