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Descartes Senses Are Sometimes Deception

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My thesis is that Descartes is correct when he says that the senses can be deceived and therefore they cannot be trusted, Descartes mentioned that he would confront the principles which he had supported everything that he believed. In most of the cases we use the information that our senses give us as true; however, we cannot trust our senses because they can deceive us and provide us with information that is not true or accurate. Descartes’ best argument for my thesis is that as he mentioned “I have noticed that the senses are sometimes deceptive, and it is mark of prudence never to place our complete trust in those who have deceived us even once”. We cannot trust and relay that our senses are dependable. “Even thought the senses do sometimes deceive us when it is a question of very small and distant things. (Descartes p. 60) As Descartes mentioned, senses can make us believe things that are not real or correct. The example of an optical illusion, our senses are telling us that what we see is real, but in fact it is not real and our senses are deceiving us of the reality. …show more content…

The senses provide us with immediate information about things and our surroundings. The senses such as our hearing, eye sight, sense of smell, touch and taste can all agree in telling us information about something. Even if something is small and distant as Descartes mention, we can concentrate and get closer to better appreciate it with our senses. Our senses can provide us with important information that is useful for our survival; If we fell pain, we will react in order to avoid

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