Meditatio Tertia
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Meditatio Tertia is the Latin title of René Descartes’ Third Meditation, a key philosophical text in which he develops arguments for the existence of God and the certainty of clear and distinct ideas.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
meditation
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philosophical work ⓘ text in modern philosophy ⓘ |
| addressesConcept |
error and falsity
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idea of infinity ⓘ idea of perfection ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
God is not a deceiver
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the cause of an idea must have at least as much reality as the idea represents ⓘ the idea of God cannot originate from a finite imperfect being ⓘ |
| author | René Descartes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| developsArgumentFor |
existence of a perfect God
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reliability of clear and distinct perceptions ⓘ |
| genre |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Third Meditation
NERFINISHED
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Third Meditation of First Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle | Meditatio Tertia. De Deo, quod existit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhilosopherSubject |
God
NERFINISHED
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certainty ⓘ knowledge ⓘ mind ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on the existence of God
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modern epistemology ⓘ subsequent rationalist philosophers ⓘ |
| introducesConcept |
clear and distinct perception
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formal reality ⓘ objective reality of ideas ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
clear and distinct ideas
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criterion of truth ⓘ epistemic certainty ⓘ existence of God ⓘ |
| originallyPublishedIn | Latin ⓘ |
| originalPublicationContext | Meditationes de Prima Philosophia, 1641 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Meditationes de Prima Philosophia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Cartesianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | rationalism ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | third meditation ⓘ |
| supports |
Cartesian theory of knowledge
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foundationalism about knowledge ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | Meditatio Tertia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMethod | method of doubt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workIn | early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| writtenBy | René Descartes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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