Rene Descartes 'The Cartesian Circle'

The Cartesian Circle

The Cartesian Circle is attributed to Rene Descartes who happens to be a renowned philosopher who devoted his time and intellectuality to have a clear understanding of various philosophical issues and arguments. The Cartesian Circle is considered to be a mistake in the reasoning presented by Descartes. From his works, it is very much clear that he focused his thoughts on the idea of existence of God and his role in this universe. In one of his analogies, Descartes argues that God is deceiver; he displays his clear skepticism regarding the notion of a benevolent God. At a later stage, he came up with a new argument or analogy where he claims that since God has authority over everything, his understanding of the virtues of

At one side knowledge is the source of all conclusions that we reach and the way we interact with one another. On the other hand, if the knowledge is doubtful, it leaves us at a state of dilemma where we no longer can link up different aspects of life and how they are supposed to function to create something of significance. For instance, when it comes to the idea of knowledge, many scholars rely on the notion that its existence is certain and very much logical as long as the existence of God has been accepted as the universal truth (Loeb). However, when someone fails to establish this to be of such status, means, if someone is doubtful about the existence of God, without any doubt this leads to the questioning of knowledge as well since the very source of that is being questioned. However, this notion is debatable and different scholars hold different perceptions regarding the

There has doubt regarding the very existence of God and even if his existence is proven undoubtedly, it leads to the question of whether he is truly benevolent or not. Many skeptics argue that the virtue of God being most merciful can be contended based on the things that are happening around us. At one side, there is so much injustice, pain and agony while on the other there are people who are enjoying most of the wealth of the world who are not known as virtuous people. So, the idea that is presented here is, either God is not in existence or even if he is, he is not benevolent (Rose). Descartes focused on this theory in his works. However, it is empirical to keep in mind that his other arguments do establish that he has confidence on the existence of God. While at one side there is skepticism regarding the existence of a creator or his virtue, on the other side Descartes argues that God is the source of all knowledge and if something is perceived by him and considered to be the absolute truth, it is indeed the truth since God shall not allow Descartes to be drifted away from the analogy that has been presented under the platform of utmost certainty. So here this is more like a circle going on where at one side the idea of God is being placed under suspension while on the other the very basis of this notion is being questioned based on the fact that all knowledge comes