In this essay I will attempt to show that Descartes' God can be a deceiver. In order to do this I will examine Descartes' arguments against this possibility. Should there still be sufficient cause to consider a deceiving God; this shall then be examined too. For the duration of this essay I shall assume that God exists, as the question of existence holds no real bearing on the intent of this essay. The argument Descartes …showed first 75 words of 3343 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3343 total…to answer. Perception is such that any real answer is known only by God, whatever It may be. Bibliography. Descartes, Rene- Meditations in first philosophy. Edited by John Cottingham. Cambridge University Press. 1996. Meta-meditations: Studies in Descartes. Edited by Sesonske and Fleming, University of California, Wadsworth Publishing Company Inc. 1969. Sartre, Jean-Paul. Being and Nothingness. Translated by Hazel E. Barnes. University of Colorado. 1957. Pirsig, Robert. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: 25th Anniversary Edition. Vintage Publishing.