7. What is systematic doubt, according to Descartes? a. The belief that any idea

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7. What is systematic doubt, according to Descartes? a. The belief that any idea that can be doubted is actually false b. A method for separating ideas that are known from ideas that are not known c. The belief that any idea that can be doubted is unimportant d. All of the above e. None of the above 8. What is the "evil genius that Descartes writes of in Meditations? a. The evil genius is a representation of rationalism b. The evil genius is a representation of solipsi sm c. The evil genius is a representation of skepticism d. All of the above e. None of the above 9. Which of these quotes from Descartes expresses a position of solipsism? "I shall then suppose, not that God who is supremely good and the fountain of truth, but some evil genius not less powerful than deceitful, has employed his whole energies in deceiving me; I shall consider that the heavens, the earth, colours, figures, sound, and all other external things are nought but the illusions and dreams of which this genius has availed himself in order to lay traps for my credulity Meditations, p. 8] a. b. "This proposition: I am, I exist, is necessarily true each time that I pronounce it, or that I mentally conceive it. Meditations, p. 9] allow that corporeal things exist." [Meditations, p. 28] a. "Hence we must b. All of the above c. None of the above 10. Why does Descartes (attempt to) prove God's existence? a. Descartes proves God's existence to provide a rational foundation for religious belief b. Descartes proves God's existence to recruit new believers to his religion c. Descartes proves God's existence to show that experience is not a deception d. All of the above e. None of the above 11. Descartes claims that the senses are a reliable and trustworthy source of infomation, but he also notes that people frequently make mistakes (emors. How does he explain this? a. Sometimes God chooses to deceive people b. Sometimes people make judgements about things that are not adequately understood c. Descartes does not try to explain the errors that people frequently make d. All of the above e. None of the above

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Descartes adopted the system of doubt in the quest of knowing what is true. He believed that if any belief or concept can be doubted then it has to be false. He doubted everything until he came across something which is undoubtable. According to Descartes only when it is undoubtable, is it true. The belief that any idea that can be doubted is actually false.

Thus, the correct answer is option, A.

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