Descartes

Write a short 4 page essay in which you argue that Descartes does or does not adequately respond to the skeptic's challenge. A good argument will consider the arguments on both sides of the issue - that is, it will anticipate and then pre-emptively respond to the arguments of the other side.
What is Descartes' argument against the skeptic in the Meditations (hint: the gist of it is done by the end of the third Meditation). Why is it impossible, according to Descartes, for the skeptical arguments of the first Meditation to be true, according to Descartes? Is he right? Has he succeeded? If not, why not?

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