Lessons From Descartes’ Evil Genius
On epistemology, rationalism, and justified true belief
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8 min readApr 21, 2020
Imagine this:
Sam is in the kitchen about to wash dishes. Before starting, Sam places the wedding ring next to the sink. The doorbell rings and Sam leaves the kitchen to see who’s at the door. While absent from the kitchen, a thief opens the window directly above the sink, reaches in…
