Fifth Meditation
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Fifth Meditation is a section of René Descartes’ *Meditations on First Philosophy* in which he develops arguments for the existence of God and the certainty of clear and distinct perceptions.
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| Fifth Meditation canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Fifth Meditation Context triple: [Meditations on First Philosophy, hasPart, Fifth Meditation]
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Fourth Meditation
Fourth Meditation is a section of René Descartes’ *Meditations on First Philosophy* in which he examines the nature of human error and the relationship between the intellect and the will.
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First Meditation
First Meditation is the opening section of René Descartes’ *Meditations on First Philosophy*, in which he introduces radical doubt by questioning the reliability of all his previous beliefs.
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Pascalian Meditations
Pascalian Meditations is a major theoretical work by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu that deepens his concepts of habitus, field, and symbolic power through a philosophical engagement with Pascal and the history of social thought.
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Third Meditation
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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Meditations on First Philosophy
Meditations on First Philosophy is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical treatise in which he employs radical doubt to establish certain knowledge and famously argues for the distinction between mind and body.
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- 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: Fifth Meditation Target entity description: Fifth Meditation is a section of René Descartes’ *Meditations on First Philosophy* in which he develops arguments for the existence of God and the certainty of clear and distinct perceptions.
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A.
Fourth Meditation
Fourth Meditation is a section of René Descartes’ *Meditations on First Philosophy* in which he examines the nature of human error and the relationship between the intellect and the will.
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B.
First Meditation
First Meditation is the opening section of René Descartes’ *Meditations on First Philosophy*, in which he introduces radical doubt by questioning the reliability of all his previous beliefs.
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C.
Pascalian Meditations
Pascalian Meditations is a major theoretical work by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu that deepens his concepts of habitus, field, and symbolic power through a philosophical engagement with Pascal and the history of social thought.
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D.
Third Meditation
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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E.
Meditations on First Philosophy
Meditations on First Philosophy is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical treatise in which he employs radical doubt to establish certain knowledge and famously argues for the distinction between mind and body.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
chapter of a philosophical work
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philosophical text section ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
demonstrate the existence of a perfect God
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establish the certainty of clear and distinct perceptions ⓘ |
| author | René Descartes ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
clear and distinct ideas
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essence of geometrical objects ⓘ immutable and eternal truths ⓘ necessary existence of God ⓘ |
| claims |
God is the guarantor of the truth of clear and distinct perceptions
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existence is contained in the clear and distinct idea of a supremely perfect being ⓘ |
| containsArgument |
argument from clear and distinct perception
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ontological argument for the existence of God ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| follows | Fourth Meditation ⓘ |
| genre | early modern philosophical prose ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
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Immanuel Kant ⓘ debates on the ontological argument ⓘ early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
certainty of clear and distinct perceptions
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essence of material things ⓘ existence of God ⓘ |
| originalCollectionPublisher | Michel de Soly ⓘ |
| originalCollectionTitle |
Meditations on First Philosophy
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surface form:
Meditationes de prima philosophia
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| originalTitle | Meditatio quinta ⓘ |
| partOf | Meditations on First Philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalIssue |
epistemic certainty
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nature of divine perfection ⓘ relation between essence and existence ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod | method of doubt ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Cartesianism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Rationalism ⓘ |
| positionInWork | fifth of six meditations ⓘ |
| precedes | Sixth Meditation ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1641 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Fourth Meditation
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Third Meditation ⓘ |
| supports |
Cartesian foundationalism
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Cartesian theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| workIn | Meditations on First Philosophy ⓘ |
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