BrainMass Quizzes Descartes Meditations on First Philosophy Short quiz relating to Descartes 1 To whom did Descartes dedicate his work, "Meditations on First Philosophy?" His mother The faculty of the Sorbonne Elizabeth of Bohemia Queen Christina of Sweden The city of Ulm 2 What did Descartes set out to prove with "Meditations?" That you can never step into the same river twice That our senses alone are unreliable That God exists and that the mind is different from the body That there exists an "Evil Genius" who is out to trick us None of the above 3 What is Descartes famous saying? Esse est percipi - to be is to be perceived Adaequatio intellectus nostri cum re - conformity of our minds to the fact Causa latet, vis est notissima - The cause is hidden, but the result is well known. Cogito Ergo Sum - I think therefore I am All of the above 4 What does Descartes determine to be true? Anything sensed clearly and distinctly Anything perceived clearly and distinctly Anything imagined clearly and distinctly All of the above None of the above 5 Which philosophical-ism does Descartes subscribe to? Rationalism Empiricism Existentialism Idealism Nihilism Submit Quiz
