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Reconstructing the Dream Argument
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Reconstructing the dream argument: applying the standard-form procedure to Descartes' skeptical reasoning, then evaluating it by the deductive standard.
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The passage, from Meditation One: dreams have deceived me with experiences indistinguishable from waking, and there are no sure marks separating the two states.
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Attack a premise, not the philosopher. A valid argument concedes nothing until a premise falls.