Explain the meditator, First explain why the Meditator

Explain the meditator

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Assignment:

1. First explain why the Meditator considers "I am, I exist" as a model of clear and distinct knowledge;

2. Then consider Spinoza's own explanation of distinct - or "adequate" - knowledge: both the meaning of the term and its application to the different kinds of knowledge he distinguishes in Ethics part II;

3. Finally, say whether (or to what extent) he would deem a knowledge of one's own existence distinct or "adequate", and why. Even if you think that he'd accept the Meditator's claim that this knowledge is distinct or adequate, you should consider whether he'd accept it for the same reason that the Meditator does. And if you don't think he'd accept the Meditator's claim, does this mean that we can't be certain whether we ourselves exist?

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