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He knows that he has accumulated a number of false beliefs in his youth and he wishes to tear them all down and start anew with foundations that he knows for certain are true.

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Q: What motivates Descartes to write his meditations?
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What is the title of descartes meditations?

Meditations on First Philosophy


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