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    Descartes uses clear and distinct perception to recognize... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→There is no vicious circularity in the broader argument for the Clarity and Distinctness Rule

    Descartes uses clear and distinct perception to recognize the cogito and God's existence before formally establishing the rule's validity.

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    • 1.Descartes must use clear and distinct perception to discover the cogito, since methodic doubt requires a criterion to identify what survives skepticism.
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    • 2.The cogito and God's existence are self-evident to intuitive intellection, making formal validation of the rule unnecessary for their certainty.
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    • 3.Formal validation of clear and distinct perception via God's veracity depends on already accepting God exists, creating justified circularity.
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    • 1.Using clear and distinct perception to establish the cogito before validating the rule's reliability commits a performative contradiction or begging the question.
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    • 2.Descartes explicitly delays his validation of clear and distinct perception until after proving God's existence, suggesting he recognizes the logical problem.
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    • 3.If the rule lacks validity before formal establishment, trusting it to secure foundational truths like cogito and God offers no genuine certainty.
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