Descarte 2

How can we know if we are a brain in a vat? Can we be sure that we are not the playthings of evil demons? These questions have been discussed by many philosophers in the past and still we do not have a proof that we are not some demon’s plaything. Yet, at least two prominent philosophers, René Descartes and John Locke believed there are ways to prove that we are not brains in …

…the exterior cause is. Even though Descartes and Locke had tried to prove that we are not brains in vats, neither philosophers has succeed. Both of Descartes’ and Locke’s arguments were missing a justified belief which is crucial for knowledge. As for now, we are still unable to claim that we are not brains in vats. Hopefully with more philosophers gather their minds together that we might have an answer to this unanswerable question.