PHIL 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Res Extensa
14 Nov 2018
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In essence: question of his human nature, (cid:862)what did i thi(cid:374)k i (cid:449)as (cid:271)efore meditatio(cid:374) 1? (cid:863) Through the senses: no, they have been excluded from essence. Through the imagination: no, it can only produce images of bodied, to imagine something is to contemplate something in your mind. Through the understanding: yes, it is the only way he could know about his mind, he knows his mind by the way of the mind, he knows he thinks through his mind alone. The wax is : whitish/yellow in colour & triangular in shape, tastes sweet like honey, smells like wild flowers, feels hard and cold, makes a sound when knocked. Pla(cid:272)es (cid:449)a(cid:454) i(cid:374) fro(cid:374)t of fire pla(cid:272)e it (cid:373)elts. Now the wax is : clear in colour & the shape of a puddle, no taste, no smell, feels soft and hot, makes no sound.
