Third Meditation
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Third Meditation is a section of René Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy in which he develops his famous arguments for the existence of God and the certainty of clear and distinct ideas.
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| Third Meditation canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Third Meditation Context triple: [Meditations on First Philosophy, hasPart, Third Meditation]
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Higher Truth
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Mystagogia
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Beyond Belief
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Third Meditation Target entity description: Third Meditation is a section of René Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy in which he develops his famous arguments for the existence of God and the certainty of clear and distinct ideas.
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A.
Higher Truth
"Higher Truth" is a 2015 acoustic-driven solo album by Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, showcasing his introspective songwriting and powerful vocal range.
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B.
Mystagogia
Mystagogia is a theological work by Maximus the Confessor that offers a profound mystical and liturgical interpretation of the Christian church and its worship.
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C.
Second Foundation
Second Foundation is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that concludes his original Foundation trilogy, focusing on a secretive group of mentalics guiding the fate of the Galactic Empire.
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D.
Fifth Head of Doctrine
The Fifth Head of Doctrine is the section of the Canons of Dort that sets out the Reformed teaching on the perseverance and preservation of the saints.
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E.
Beyond Belief
"Beyond Belief" is a seminal sociological work by Robert N. Bellah that explores the role of religion and symbolic meaning in modern American society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapter of a philosophical work
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philosophical text section ⓘ |
| addressesProblem |
possibility of certain knowledge
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problem of skepticism ⓘ problem of the external world ⓘ |
| author | René Descartes ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
God necessarily exists as the cause of the idea of God in the mind.
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The idea of an infinite, perfect God cannot originate from a finite, imperfect mind. ⓘ Whatever is clearly and distinctly perceived is true, guaranteed by God’s non-deceptive nature. ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
cause and effect principle
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clear and distinct perception ⓘ finite substance ⓘ formal reality ⓘ idea of God ⓘ infinite substance ⓘ objective reality of ideas ⓘ |
| containedIn |
first edition of Meditations on First Philosophy (1641 Latin edition)
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Meditations on First Philosophy ⓘ
surface form:
second edition of Meditations on First Philosophy (1642 Latin edition)
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| firstPublishedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| follows | Second Meditation ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy |
Antoine Arnauld
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Pierre Gassendi ⓘ Thomas Hobbes ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baruch Spinoza
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Enlightenment philosophy ⓘ Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ modern epistemology ⓘ rationalist metaphysics ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
causal argument for God
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certainty of clear and distinct ideas ⓘ epistemic foundations of knowledge ⓘ existence of God ⓘ trademark argument for God ⓘ |
| methodUsed |
a priori reasoning
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method of doubt ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Meditatio Tertia ⓘ |
| partOf | Meditations on First Philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Cartesianism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Rationalism ⓘ |
| precedes | Fourth Meditation ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1641 ⓘ |
| sequenceNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| workForm | meditation ⓘ |
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