TOPIC QUESTION: In the Meditations, Descartes makes a clean sweep of his beliefs and begins
again. Explain Descartes critical application of his method of doubt and the
way he builds knowledge on a new foundation. Can Descartes rationalist account
of knowledge of external objects withstand the criticisms of Lockes
empiricism? In the end, which epistemological account is more plausible,
Descartes rationalism or Lockes empiricist account? Provide an argument in
support of your conclusion.
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