Descartes' Meditation God Is / Term Paper

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Perfection might exist in a more general picture, one that brings together imperfect beings and where everyone contributes to making flawlessness.

According to the Meditator, people have to focus on society and the world as a whole instead of only being interested in themselves. God's perfection is, according to the Meditator, translated into humans through the fact that they have free will, both God and people being unlimited from this perspective.

The Meditator is doubtful in regard to the relationship between his mind and body, as even though he is perfectly aware that his mind exists, he cannot be sure about the existence of his body. Senses and imagination are for him the main reasons causing lack of trust in the existence of his corporeal body. The Meditator does not believe that imagination is a product of the mind, given that it can generate feelings that don't actually exist and that the mind can exist without imagination.
Descartes cannot understand whether or not God is playing with people by giving them the feeling that they have a body, considering that it is practically impossible for him to comprehend the connection between his mind and his body. The Meditator's vivid experiences as a result of his senses is the very thing that makes it difficult for him to understand the connection between his spirit and his body and the reason for which God chose to provide people with senses they can use to gain knowledge as long as that respective knowledge can sometimes prove to be faulty......

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