Rene Descartes, Meditation 3 | Objective and Formal Reality | Philosophy Core Concepts
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This is a video in my new Core Concepts series -- designed to provide students and lifelong learners a brief discussion focused on one main concept from a classic philosophical text and thinker.
This Core Concept video focuses on Rene Descartes' work, The Meditations, specifically on meditation 3 and the important distinction that he makes between "objective reality" - the degree of reality or perfection that something has as an idea in the mind - and "formal" or "actual reality" - which is the reality that something has as such, not merely as an idea. This distinction will prove central in the argument for God's existence that Descartes will provide in the third meditation.
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I just became a patron because of this video. I can't begin to thank you enough. My head was about to explode trying to figure out why one translation I had used "subjective" reality and the other used "objective" reality -- I had no idea he was using the word in a way different from our modern use. Awesome work, thank you!!!
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Does Cartesian 'objectivity' roughly equate to language? It sounds like it but when I proposed such comparisons of being/language to my phil teacher in college he got agitated. Not sure if I learned my lesson.
I wouldn't say it equates to anything other than itself. But, remember, Descartes isn't saying 'objectivity". He's saying "objective reality"
why Descartes need to improve the existence of god?
He doesn’t attempt to improve an infinite being
do you mean prove? (just making sure I am understanding your comment correctly), if not why do you think he is trying to improve God?
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