Wednesday January 24

I. How to read Philosophy

II. Reconstruction of lst Meditation

     A. Beginning

     B. Skepticism. If I can doubt p, then reject p.

          1. Consequences

     C. Importance of Transitions

III. 4 skeptical arguments

     A. Senses

          1. Sensory Error

     B. the madman

          1. Historical background

     C. Dreaming

          1. 2 reconstructions of argument

          2. Freud's view

          3. Imagination

     D. The evil demon

          1. Skepticism

          2. God's and Knowledge

          3. The great chain of being

IV. The Results of Skepticism