In his first Meditation, Descartes presents his dreaming argument for external world skepticism. Explain this argument as clearly as possible. Then pick ONE premise of the dreaming argument and clearly present and explain ONE objection to this premise (this can be an objection we discussed in class, or your own original objection). Briefly show how the skeptic could respond to this objection. In your paper, be sure to answer the following questions: o What is skepticism? o What is the Dreaming Hypothesis, and what skeptical scenario does it depict? o Whatarethefeaturesofaskepticalscenario? o What sorts of knowledge does the Dreaming Argument threaten? What kinds of knowledge (if any) are safe from it?
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