PHIL10003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Perception
3 Aug 2018
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At the beginning of meditation 6 the meditator takes for granted: Everything that i clearly and distinctly perceive is true. Meditation 6: the existence of material things, and the real distinction between mind and body . Imagine a triangle and square and all theses shapes. Hypothesis meditator offers at the beginning of med 6 to explain the difference between the imagination and the pure understanding: pure understanding depends on the mind alone and the imagination depends on external bodies. Possible explanation of the difference between imagination and pure understanding: Imagination depends on something distinct from me. Hypothesis: imagination depends on the existence of external bodies. Probable argument for the existence of body. Corpus" is the latin term for body. Int he following we"ll use the terms corporeal", material" and boldly". Assume i have an idea of a kangaroo. Which reason should the meditator give in med.
