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on: Jul 14, 2018
How might Descartes' appeal to clear and distinct ideas be
 
  subject to criticism? Could Descartes respond to this criticism by distinguishing between a first-person approach to his arguments (i.e., where they are aimed only at the person following them) and a third-person approach to them (i.e., where they are intended to be fully accessible to others)? What might this response look like? Would it be satisfactory?
 
  What will be an ideal response

Question 2

Who developed the purest form of ontological argument?
 
  a. Aquinas
  b. Augustine
  c. Aristotle
  d. Anselm


Danny Ewald

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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS:
To be answered by the student.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D


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