To Err And To Be Careful

Part I of Essay
With the age old question discussing the existence of god Descartes begins the Fourth Meditation in clear defense of his existence. Descartes proves the existence of God through the mere fact that he, the author, has an idea within him of the existence of a higher power tha ....

Part II of Essay
.... errs. Descartes attributes this error to the fault of mankind not fully grasping our own faculties. In his fourth meditation Descartes addresses the idea of error. To the author error results from either one of two causes; one may err simply because he/she has ignorance of the topic or one may err because of their own carelessness. When dealing with ignorance Descartes suggests that this type of error occurs when the will oversteps the intellect. In clarification he explains that while the will is infinite the intellect on the other hand i ....