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Hasn't this been already solved by Descartes and his Cogito? ( that the very act of doubting one's own existence served—at minimum—as proof of the reality of o
by julienmarie 10y ago
Hasn't this been already solved by Descartes and his Cogito? ( that the very act of doubting one's own existence served—at minimum—as proof of the reality of one's own mind; there must be a thinking entity—in this case the self—for there to be a thought. )
- tpeo 10y agoNo. Descartes' apprehension of his own existence as a "thinking substance" doesn't say anything about the nature of the external world. The simulation argument is connected with Cartesian philosophy though. It is one of the possible forms of the "Cartesian demon" argument [0]. Descartes tried prove the truthfulness of experience through a twofold proof: a proof of God's existence; and a proof of His unwillingness to deceive. He does all this in Meditation III [1]. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_demon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_demon [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditations_on_First_Philosophy#Meditation_III:_Concerning_God.2C_That_He_Exists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditations_on_First_Philosoph...