Question

State at least three reasons why Descartes thinks that the senses cannot provide certain (absolutely true) knowledge. Then compare Descartes's attitude toward the senses with Plato's.

Answer 1

Answer:

1 - Our senses are limited and deceived

2 - We can't distinguish between the external world and what was created by our minds

3 - No sense can create the true or be true because is a shapeshifter

The connection we can make to Plato is the idea that our mind has the answer, and nothing that comes from the outside is trustable. Plato believed that our senses were not able, to tell the truth because they were always mutating, and only what was bond in our mind and soul could be real and trustable.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The three reasons why Descartes thinks that the senses cannot provide certain (absolutely true) knowledge are:

• He believes that the senses are limited and can be easily deceived
• The mind cannot distinguish reality and fantasy
• The sense is a shapeshifter

Descartes's attitude toward the senses with Plato's can be compared because:

• They both believed that the mind cannot be fully trusted to tell the truth because it was easily affected by external forces

Rene Descartes and Plato were both of the opinion that the mind was volatile as it could be corrupted by the external forces and also that it did not have the power to distinguish right and wrong.

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