Multiple Choice
The first premise of Descartes's ontological argument was that whatever Descartes vividly and clearly perceives to be true is true. From this premise, he inferred that God exists. But, at the same time, when defending the reliability of vivid and clear perception, Descartes appealed to his theism. Philosophers have called this argument the
A) Cartesian fallacy.
B) Cartesian circle.
C) naturalistic fallacy.
D) slippery slope.
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