Descartes Essay Essay

None of the proposed philosophical theories is exact, not even a conclave of two or more theories (Sayre, 2011). However, Descartes has unique way of metaphysical argument concerning initiation of perfection. Descartes Discourse on the Method (Part IV) ends surprisingly with a claim of Gods existence, which can be deduced from the interrelationship between mind, soul and our existence. Descartes began the fourth section by discussing about himself.The reading up to the point where he gives source to a dogmatic being, God, could only suggest that Descartes was discussing about his philosophical thought about his being as a man. However, the discourse twist came when he inferred, something and so having every perfection of which I could have any idea, that isto explain myself in one wordby God (Bennett, 2007, p. 16). After this inference, the discourse changed to one that discussed the existence of God.It was at this point that it became clear that the ending would be more of God s existence rather than a conclusion of Descartes as a forgiving being. The change of discourse from exploration of self to a proof of Gods existence through personal evaluation was indeed an ingenious thought. close of the times we try to prove existence of God or lack thereof by evaluating what are outside us. However, Descartes made a self-evaluation on internal values of himself as a human being.By deconstructing his strengths and limitations, he was able to realize a fair conclusion about the existence of a supreme being, which we refer to as God. Therefore, the ending was different but offered a concise conclusion on Gods existence despite starting on a different discourse. References Bennett, J. (2007). Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting ones Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciences. Retrieved from http//www. earlymoderntexts. com/pdf/descdisc. pdf Sayre, H. (2011). The Humanities Culture, Continuity, and Change in the altogether York Pearson College Div.