PHLB81H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Solipsism, Polskie Radio Program Iii, Rationality
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Descartes: mediation ii and vi: mind is non-physical, ys we have minds, relationship to brain is through the pineal gland, cogito ergo sum (i think, therefore i am, dualism. The mind is not the brain, the mind is not a physical thing. Mind does not die when your body does: seems like we fight with our bodies, we are contained inside of it. I use my body to interact with the world and to know things (senses: skepticism. We need to find something we can know for certain: so, i must exist i am, i exist. I perceive wax with my mind alone ) don(cid:495)t use senses, ) don(cid:495)t use imagination knowledge comes from mind alone: meditation vi. Materials thing exist, my body and mind interact with each other. I can reason about triangles, i can imagine triangles. Imagination for corporeal objects, intellect for contemplation of ideas. I have sensations (pain, pleasure, perception of others)
