two. This is the essence of Descartes philosophy of dualism. We as humans, consist of both and are therefore, dualistic creatures. We have a mind and we also take up space. Both are crucial to our elements of being, but we will grow old and we can be physically debilitated. But, so long we continue to think and have consciousness, two plus two will always be four and a mile will still be a mile.To prove the existence of the material objects Descartes draws on his previous meditations to find the answer. He believes that material things can exist, if they are the object of mathematics. We can prove the existence of these objects because we can understand them with our intellect. There remains a question regarding our imagination. Descartes reasons that it is not essential. The understanding is greater than the imagination. Descartes assumes to have a body based on what his senses perceive. He begins to explore this notion that he had previously dismissed to doubt. He inquires whether his senses give him reason for bodies to exist. He comes to the conclusion that they do because God has given us "a great inclination to believe that these ideas proceeded from corporeal things."...
