Meditation V
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Meditation V is a section of René Descartes’ "Meditations on First Philosophy" in which he develops arguments for the existence of a benevolent God and the reliability of clear and distinct perceptions.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | philosophical text section ⓘ |
| addresses |
distinction between imagination and pure intellection
ⓘ
nature of material things in general ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cartesian epistemology
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Cartesian metaphysics ⓘ |
| author | René Descartes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concludesThat | God necessarily exists ⓘ |
| containsArgumentType | ontological argument ⓘ |
| developsArgumentFor |
existence of a benevolent God
ⓘ
ontological argument for God ⓘ reliability of clear and distinct perceptions ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Meditation IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalIssue |
foundation of certainty
ⓘ
nature of necessary existence ⓘ relation between essence and existence in God ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 17th-century philosophy ⓘ |
| includedInEdition | second edition of Meditations on First Philosophy (1642) ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on the ontological argument
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early modern philosophy of religion ⓘ rationalist epistemology ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
certainty of mathematics
ⓘ
clear and distinct perceptions ⓘ essence–existence distinction ⓘ existence of God ⓘ innate ideas ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Meditatio Quinta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Meditations on First Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Rationalism ⓘ |
| precedes | Meditation VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1641 ⓘ |
| reliesOnConcept |
clear and distinct ideas
ⓘ
essence of God as supremely perfect being ⓘ formal reality ⓘ objective reality of ideas ⓘ |
| statesThat |
God possesses all perfections
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existence is a perfection ⓘ existence is contained in the essence of a supremely perfect being ⓘ |
| supports |
certainty of mathematical truths
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trust in clear and distinct perceptions ⓘ |
| workByPhilosopher | René Descartes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workForm | first-person meditation ⓘ |
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