THE VERACITY OF PERCEPTIONS CLEAR AND DISTINCT: AN ANALYSIS OF EPISTEMOLOGICAL THEORY OF DESCARTES

Authors

  • Marcos Alexandre Alves Universidade Franciscana - UFN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7443/problemata.v12i1.54334

Keywords:

Epistemology, Evidence, Clarity, Distinction, Certainly, Intuition

Abstract

The present article examines the epistemological theory of Descartes and put in relation two apparently exclusionary theses each other. The first thesis argues that, while the knowing subject holds his attention to a clear and distinct perception, there is no possibility of the same to be false; the second affirms that to the force the hypothesis of malignant genius, one can not be sure not even of propositions that seem to be the most evident. Shown that the oscillation between undoubtedbility of a current evidence and the hyperbolic doubt engendered by the genius indicates that the truth of clear and distinct perceptions refers to the time and mode as they are perceived. Argued that the antagonism between these two theses is dissolved to the be borne in mind that the current evidence is founded on the pure intuition and knowledge who suffer interference imagination, sensible perception and memory can only achieve a degree of scientific certainty with proof of divine existence.

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Marcos Alexandre Alves, Universidade Franciscana - UFN

Doutor em Educação - PPGE/UFPel. Mestre em filosofia - PPGF/UFSM. Licenciado em Filosofia - FAFIMC. Pró-reitor de Pós-graduação e Pesquisa, Professor do Curso de Filosofia, do Mestrado em Ensino de Humanidades e Linguagens e do Programa de Pós-graduação em Ensino de Ciências e Matemática - Universidade Franciscana - UFN.

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Published

2021-08-17

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2021)

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Papers

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