How do we know what we know? Ideas reside in the minds of intelligent beings, but a clear perception of where these ideas come from is often the point of debate. It is with this in mind that René Descartes set forth on the daunting task to determine where clear and distinct ideas come from. A particular passage written in Meditations on First Philosophy (Descartes 1641), named the “Wax Passage” shall be examined. Descartes’ thought process shall be followed, and the central point of his argument discussed. These findings shall be ....