Experiencing the World

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In this paper the author examines the very basis of Cartesian philosophy;what can we really know? He expresses his opinions of Cartesian philosophy and in some cases denounces it by stating that human beings experience the world not as it "actually is" but rather only as a version of their own interpretation. The author concludes with his own arguments supporting his personal opinion that human beings cannot truly experience the world as it is.

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"One sense can even fool other senses into misinterpreting what they should be telling the mind. For example, if you are sitting in a stationary car next to stationary train, it is common to get the sensation that your car is rolling backwards only to discover that the train has begun to move forward. When this happens, the momentary misinterpretation of reality is not simply a visual one. You will actually feel your entire body moving backwards up until the moment you realize that it was only the train."

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