aps, impossible task. Yet, instead of individually destroying each belief, he divides all beliefs into two general categories, those derived from the senses and those based upon reason. From there, he explains in great detail two examples, the dream and malicious demon arguments, which creates possibilities for these beliefs to be untrue. By introducing even the slightest doubt, Descartes destroyed the intellectual structure of the world. Moreover, Descartess First Meditation is straightforward text that is relatively easy to read and understand. In fact, while most works of philosophy are often considered abstruse and arcane, Descartess piece is surprisingly easy to comprehend. The clarity in his structure makes his arguments easy to follow.In addition, Descartess style of writing almost is a premature form of stream of consciousness. In fact, his particular writing method makes it seems as if his thoughts are directly transposed on to sheets of paper, with no revisions or reorganization in between. While contradictions may appear abundant throughout his work, Descartess simply provides us with the origins of his ideas. His style contributes to the effectiveness of his work, and through his ramblings, Descartes discusses possible objections to his ideas, thus providing a premature defense of his ideas. Even though his writing may appear sprawled, his work is surprisingly coherent and easy to understand. For each of his arguments, he provides three or four premises, explains in detail their relationship, and explicitly states each conclusion. Ultimately, the combination of unyielding unity of the each argument and random thoughts makes his original ideas seem impenetrable, as if they came straight from his head to the paper.Descartess argument, however, presumes that reality is created through the senses of an individual; that is, my world -- the computer in front of me, the music blasting in my ears, and the scrumptious sme...
