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    Arnauld's original objection demonstrates that validating... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→There is no vicious circularity in the broader argument for the Clarity and Distinctness Rule

    Arnauld's original objection demonstrates that validating the rule requires trusting the very faculty the rule is meant to certify.

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    • 1.Descartes' rule of clear and distinct ideas requires clear and distinct perception to validate itself, creating circularity.
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    • 2.Any criterion of truth must be applied by the mind to judge itself, making independent verification logically impossible.
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    • 3.Arnauld identifies a genuine regress: we need assurance the rule works, but that assurance itself depends on the rule.
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    • 1.Circularity in foundational rules doesn't invalidate them; all formal systems rest on axioms that cannot be externally justified.
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    • 2.Using a faculty to validate itself differs from the faculty being unreliable; trustworthiness and self-application are distinct issues.
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    • 3.Arnauld's objection assumes we need prior certification of our faculties, but basic reliability may be epistemically foundational.
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