ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author explores Frankfurt unfolds in four main parts: why Frankfurt thinks Anthony Kenny's interpretation doesn't remove the circularity; Frankfurt's coherence interpretation; a subtler circle that remains; and Frankfurt's star witness for his coherence interpretation. Frankfurt thinks the underlying problem with the Kenny-style interpretations runs deeper than the particulars of Kenny's account. Any interpretation whereby Rene Descartes seeks to establish the truth of clear and the distinct perception will inevitably generate circularity. Helping support the interpretation, Frankfurt develops a unique reading of First Meditation doubts. On Frankfurt's objection, Kenny's interpretation generates circularity if Descartes purports to deduce an indubitable conclusion: such a conclusion follows only if the indubitability of clarity and distinctness is presupposed in the premises. If Descartes brackets questions about the truth-value of what is clearly and distinctly perceived, the Cartesian Circle is avoided.
