8. What is the evil genius that Descartes writes of in Meditations? a. The evil

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8. What is the evil genius that Descartes writes of in Meditations? a. The evil genius is a representation of rationalism b. The evil genius is a representation of solipsi sm c. The evil genius is a representation of skepticism d. All of the above e. None of the above 9. Which of these quotes from Descartes expresses a position of solipsism? "I shall then suppose, not that God who is supremely good and the fountain of truth, but some evil genius not less powerful than deceitful, has employed his whole energies in deceiving me I shall consider that the heavens, the earth, colours, figures, sound, and all other external things are nought but the illusions and dreams of which this genius has availed himself in order to lay traps for my credulity Meditations, p. 8] a. b. "This proposition: Iam, I exist, is necessarily true each time that I pronounce it, or that I mentally conceive it." [Meditations, p. 9] a. "Hence we must allow that corporeal things exist." [Meditations, p. 28] b. All of the above c. None of the above 10. Why does Descartes (attempt to) prove God's existence? Descartes proves God's existence to provide a rational foundation for religious belief Descartes proves God's existence to recruit new believers to his religion Descartes proves God's existence to show that experience is not a deception All of the above None of the above a. b. c. d. e. 11. Descartes claims that the senses are a reliable and trustworthy source of infomation, but he also notes that people frequently make mistakes (erors. How does he explain this? a. Sometimes God chooses to deceive people b. Sometimes people make judgements about things that are not adequately understood c. Descartes does not try to explain the errors that people frequently make d. All of the above e. None of the above

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8. The correct answer is Option C. The evil genius in Descartes’ view represents Skepticism.

9. The correct answer is Option A. This statement reflects the idea of solipsism.

10. The correct answer is Option C. Descartes proves God’s existence to show that experience is not deception.

11. The correct answer is Option B. People make errors because they make judgements about things they have not understood.

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