Descartes Tells Us That He Can Doubt That "I Am

question 88

True/False

Descartes tells us that he can doubt that "I am in this place, seated by the fire, clothed in a winter dressing gown, that I hold in my hands this piece of paper," because "I perceive so clearly that there exist no certain marks by which the state of waking can ever be distinguished from sleep."

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