“Perception and Reality in Descartes’s Philosophy” In the video, I saw a man holding a stick in front of a mirror and the reflection of the stick appeared to be bent. I initially believed that the stick was actually bent due to

PHI
2010                                               Name:                   
Watch the this
video and notice what you experience and what you think is happening:

Describe what
you saw in this video and then discuss what the physical objects were actually like
in reality. Describe 1 or 2 beliefs that you had about what was happening in
the video that ended up being wrong. Explain how your experiences watching the
video are related to Descartes’s reasons for doubt. What does he say about
beliefs that we have based on things that we perceive? While you first watched
the video, and believed things about what was happening, were those beliefs
knowledge according to Descartes? Be sure to address what’s necessary for a belief
to count as knowledge and fully explain this requirement. Then, give an example
of your own of a time when you had a belief based on your senses that was incorrect
in this kind of way. Write 2-3 paragraphs. Begin
typing your answer below.

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