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    It is not the case that 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.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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    • 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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