Meditatio quinta
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Meditatio quinta is the Latin title of René Descartes’ Fifth Meditation, in which he develops arguments for the existence of God and explores the nature of material things.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin‑language work
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chapter ⓘ meditation ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | René Descartes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 17th century ⓘ |
| concerns |
God
NERFINISHED
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ideas ⓘ infinite substance ⓘ material substance ⓘ |
| developsArgumentFor | existence of a perfect God ⓘ |
| discusses |
distinction between essence and existence
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essence of material things ⓘ mathematical properties of bodies ⓘ |
| follows | Meditatio quarta ⓘ |
| genre | early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | French ⓘ |
| hasKeyArgumentType |
a priori argument
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ontological proof ⓘ |
| hasOriginalPublicationYear | 1641 ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalIssue |
certainty of knowledge about God
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knowability of material things through intellect ⓘ relation between essence and existence in God ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalSchool | Cartesianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeriesTitle | Meditationes de prima philosophia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkPartNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| includedIn | first 1641 Latin edition of Meditationes de prima philosophia ⓘ |
| influenced |
later debates on the ontological argument
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modern philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian theology
NERFINISHED
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Scholastic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
epistemology
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existence of God ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ nature of material things ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| partOf | Meditationes de prima philosophia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWorkBy | René Descartes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Rationalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Meditatio sexta ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Fifth Meditation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | Meditatio quinta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
clear and distinct perceptions
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idea of a supremely perfect being ⓘ ontological argument for God ⓘ |
| workLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
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