PHIL 2003H Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Omnipotence, Thought Experiment, Dream Argument
12 Oct 2016
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Schema will be given for 1c and 2a: some questions will ask for you to explain the schema. The answers are not meant to be short: the questions are issue oriented, so make sure they kind of long. Real distinction proof: descartes proves that the mind and body are distinct and can exist without. Major conclusion of meditation 6: the proof that bodies in fact exist, descartes views it as 2 parts of the same proof even though they have different conclusions. We will view them as 2 different proof: really distinct from his body and can exist without. He also k(cid:374)o(cid:449)s (cid:449)hat a part of his (cid:374)ature is i. e he"s at least a thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g thi(cid:374)g. The nature of the thing is be a conscious thinking thing: he wants to complete the experiment. 1 motivation: he is only a thinking thing. 3rd motivation: establish different types of distinction (will learn after test) He wants to terminate the philosophy of self.
