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The starting premise for the proof in Meditation 3 is:

In the Meno, we know the slave child is recollecting inborn knowledge of geometry because he gives detailed answers to all of Socrates’ questions.

What is necessary, for the Theory of Recollection to work?

According to Meditation 4 and the method for making mistakes, the way to avoid mistakes is to limit our understanding.

Descartes never gets to a point in the Meditations where he admits his senses and body really exist.

Descartes says humans are imperfect, and God is perfect. What bearing does this have on his proof in Meditation 3?

Descartes is a skeptic at the end of Meditation 5.

Descartes’ reason for including two demonstrations of the existence of God is:

Which of the following is false regarding an anesthesia machine’s scavenging system?

Determine which portion of the lab slide is an artery and which portion is a vein: