Topic > Analysis of Descartes' dualism - 1000

It is in Meditation II that Descartes reports his certainty regarding its existence. He claims to exist because he is capable of thinking; “I think, therefore I am.” Even if he believes that all his senses are subject to analysis, he knows for a fact that he is thinking. This leads to the concept of separation between mind and body. Meditation II is Descartes' statement that both the mind and body are separate from each other. Later in Meditation VI, Descartes evaluates the existence of material objects, away from the existence of the self and the existence of God. He acknowledges that he believes that material objects can exist since they are "objects of pure mathematics". It recognizes that God is capable of creating all that He is capable of perceiving. Furthermore, Descartes recognizes that the imagination produces evidence to support the perceived existence of the external