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Skepticism: claiming of having no knowledge, for instance, Descartes rejects the idea that beliefs originate from sensory experience could serve as the foundation of knowledge.
Solipsism: is the belief that "I" am the only thing that exists, things and people are just productions of my thoughts.
Foundationalism: is a set of basic beliefs which do not depend upon others for others acceptance, and then one can derive other beliefs upon that.
Objective Reality: rejection of any belief in external world, and the claim that a person creates their own reality.
Perceptual Variation: (1)-If you accept that we are directly aware only of ideas + sensations, why believe there is also a material world (since we never directly experience it.) (1b)-Where do our ideas and sensations come from? (the ones we can't control). (2)-How does someone who does not believe in matter account for the difference between reality and illusion?
How might Descartes defend his claim......

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