Please answer one question in each section (one on Descartes and one on Spinoza).
Descartes:
- Explain the "deceiving God" argument Descartes presents in the first Meditation: why is this argument necessary after the "dream argument", and
what survives this argument? - Why does Descartes attempt to prove the existence of God? What is the role of God in his philosophical system?
Spinoza: - How does Spinoza demonstrate his claim that nothing exists outside of God?
- Explain Spinoza's argument for the existence of God.