Descartes's argument to show that his knowledge extends beyond his own existence depends upon the claim that whatever he perceives "clearly and distinctly" is true.
Beyond his actual existence, there is little that is certain.
He drove a truck for seven weeks in Alabama some four decades ago, but beyond that, he characterized his existence as "a little of this, a little of that".
He wishes he could afford a television and, when drawing a blank upon being asked about life beyond his corn-and-coconut-filled existence, he will wave vaguely, somewhat apologetically, toward the corner of their living space where they imagine the tube should stand.
The show, which opened originally in 1945 to audiences deeply mindful of the human toll taken by World War II, follows Billy beyond his earthly, day-to-day existence into eternity; the transition seems less jarring because Mr. Schweikardt's smart design has prepared us for it and John Lasiter's warm lighting makes heaven seem homey.
Crookes wrote the board and spring balance experiment was a success with Home and had proven "beyond doubt" the existence of a "psychic force".
Thus, Descartes has established the certainty only of his own existence, but nothing beyond that.
Put another way, actualism denies that there is any kind of being beyond actual existence; to be is to exist, and to exist is to be actual.
His experience with the series stretches back beyond its existence, as he joined the developer as a tester in 2001 and has been hanging around in various senior roles ever since.
But his words do hint at one of the key problems driving the drug war, beyond the existence of high demand for illegal drugs in the United States.
