Descartes Meditation One Essay

Descartes wrote Meditation One with the intention of questioning and challenging the beliefs he holds, especially of there being a supreme God, in order for these beliefs to become stronger. The first meditation starts with him recalling the false opinions he had in the past. He seeks to doubt and reevaluate these things, and he also wants to directly attack the foundations that held up his beliefs. He then continues by talking about the senses which may sometimes be deceptive. There are still things, though, that a person cannot doubt even though they are perceived through these senses that may deceive. Descartes then gives an example of himself sitting in front of a fire. He wonders if the hands he sees in front of him and his body are his,