PHIL 346 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Pure Mathematics
30 Aug 2018
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The nature of the wax is no way revealed by my imagination, but is perceived by the mind alone. The perception we have of things is not of imagination or touch, but of mental scrutiny. But our mind is very weak and prone to error. Something we see with our eyes is slyly grassed by the judgment of our minds. Bodies are perceive day intellect alone, and this understanding doesn"t derive form our senes but from their being understood. He existence of material things and the real distinction between mind and body. Know material things are capable of existing because of pure mathematics and they can be clearly and distinctly perceived, and by the faculty of imagination. Imagination is nothing else but an application of the cognitive faculty to a body which is innately present to it. Examining the difference between imagination and pure understanding. Triangle imagining the three sides bounding the shape in my head.
