Answer to Question #100009 in Philosophy for Daphnee Hilaire

Question #100009

Why does Descartes doubt that his senses show him the way the world really is?

Expert's answer

Descartes’ doubt about his senses is not really to prove that nothing exists or that it is impossible for us to know if anything exists, but to show that all our knowledge of these things through the senses is open to doubt.

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