In Meditation III, Descartes offers an argument for God’s existence, using as a premise that he (Descartes) has an idea of God. One might wonder whether such an argument would apply in the case of others of Descartes’ ideas. E.g., would Descartes the

In Meditation III, Descartes offers an argument for God’s existence, using as a premise that he (Descartes) has an idea of God. One might wonder whether such an argument would apply in the case of others of Descartes’ ideas. E.g., would Descartes the

In Meditation III, Descartes offers an argument for God’s existence, using as a premise that he (Descartes) has an idea of God. One might wonder whether such an argument would apply in the case of others of Descartes’ ideas. E.g., would Descartes think that his having an idea of the Evil Demon proves that the Evil Demon exists? This is the question you are to answer in your essay. And you are to explain and defend your answer. In the course of your essay, you should address the following: why did Descartes think that his having an idea of God proves God exists? How does the idea of the Evil Demon differ from the idea of God and how is it similar? What, in keeping with Descartes’ position, is or could be the source of his idea of the Evil Demon?

You must have a thesis (exactly one of: Descartes would think that his having an idea of the Evil Demon proves that the Evil Demon exists or Descartes would not think that his having an idea of the Evil Demon proves that the Evil Demon exists, though you don’t need to use those exact words). You must defend your thesis and tie your interpretation of Descartes to the text. You should assume your reader is an intelligent person who has little knowledge of Descartes’ views.

What is important is not which thesis you adopt, but the strength of the case you make for it, including your use of textual evidence. I am quite sure (almost to the point of Cartesian certainty!) that there will be good papers whose conclusions are contradictories.

Finally, your first version should be a good as you can possibly make it. The feedback you will get will be more useful that way. The grade you will receive will reflect the combined package of first version and revision.

You are to write a paper of approximately 1000 words on the topic below. It should be double-spaced in a standard 12-point font with standard margins. It should have a descriptive title (not “Paper #1) and an abstract. Please do not have a dedicated title or abstract page, and duplex (both sides of the page) printing is fine.

An abstract is a short (usually less than 50 word) summary that states your thesis and the rough structure of your paper. You should assume that your reader has not read your abstract when s/he reads the body of your essay. You may use lines directly from your abstract in your introduction or elsewhere. Be sure your reader can distinguish abstract from body. One convention is to put the abstract in italics, single-spaced, with justified wide margins. Another way is to state “Abstract” above the abstract, and “Body” above the body.

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