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    The Evil Genius Doubt is a form of indirect, hyperbolic d... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Nothing yet meets the epistemic standard of perfect knowledge, given the Evil Genius Doubt

    The Evil Genius Doubt is a form of indirect, hyperbolic doubt

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    Even hyperbolic doubt entails the absence of full indubitability

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    Granted, this indirect doubt is exceedingly hyperbolic. Even so, it entails that we lack the full indubitability requisite to perfect knowledge. Descartes thus closes the pivotal fourth paragraph, clarifying that because of the Evil Genius Doubt, nothing (yet) meets the epistemic standard of perfect knowledge:

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