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Episode #030 ... Descartes pt. 3 - God Exists

2014/8/5
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主持人:本期节目探讨了笛卡尔论证上帝存在的原因及其意义。笛卡尔并非为了宗教目的而论证上帝,而是为了建立其理性主义哲学体系的基础。他认为,通过怀疑论的方法,可以找到一个不可辩驳的真理,即“我思故我在”。然而,这引发了进一步的问题:我的存在是由什么引起的?追溯到最终的起源,便是上帝。笛卡尔认为,上帝是一个无限的存在,能够排除“恶灵欺骗”的可能性,确保我们感知的真实性。此外,上帝的存在也解决了无限因果链的问题,为其理性主义体系提供了一个起点。笛卡尔主要使用了本体论论证和宇宙论论证来证明上帝的存在。本体论论证认为,如果上帝是‘无法想象比其更大的存在’,那么上帝必然存在于现实中。宇宙论论证则认为,万物皆有其因,追溯到最终的起源,便是上帝。然而,笛卡尔论证也面临着诸多批评。其中最主要的批评是‘笛卡尔循环’,即他依赖于非欺骗性的思想来证明上帝的存在,而他又依赖于上帝来保证思想的非欺骗性。此外,他对形式实在和客观实在的区分,以及认为人类天生具有无限上帝观念的观点,也受到了质疑。一些人认为,这些观念可能是后天习得的,而非先天存在的。总而言之,笛卡尔论证上帝存在的方法及其结论都引发了广泛的讨论和争议,至今仍是哲学研究的重要课题。

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Descartes' concept of God was crucial for his philosophical system, focusing on an infinite first cause rather than specific religious doctrines. He used God to establish a basis for his rationalist approach, ensuring the validity of his perceptions and logical connections.

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On this episode of the podcast we conclude our three-part installment on Rene Descartes. First we discuss what the concept of God meant to Descartes. Then we discuss why the concept of God was crucial for his system to be received well. Finally we imagine how it would feel to be lambasted by the most annoying/brilliant Jehovah's Witness in the history of the world. All this and more on this episode of Philosophize This!

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