After asking the question, \"What am I?\", the Meditator first considers the ans

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After asking the question, "What am I?", the Meditator first considers the answer that she is a body. She considers this answer first because:

(a) It was the opinion that used to occur to her spontaneously.

(b) It is what she was taught by the Church.

(c) It is the most rational answer, because it is the simplest hypothesis, and Descartes, who is a rationalist, will ultimately want to show that it is correct.

(d) It is the identity created by her for society, and she has not yet been able to form her own identity.

(e) None of the above.

Explanation / Answer

The correct answer is Option A. It is likely that the Meditator would first consider herself as a body because this is the opinion that occurs to her most spontaneously. This is because there is a tendency to attach our existence to the physiological functioning of our body.

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