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Descartes' Method of Doubt

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Descartes' method of doubt: to find an unshakable foundation, treat any belief that can be doubted as if it were false.

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In the Meditations he razes the building to its foundations—senses, body, world—to see what, if anything, survives.

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The doubt is a tool, not a lifestyle. Descartes doubts in order to rebuild.