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Why does Descartes say that he is not his body in the second meditation?
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This paper contests a standard interpretation of how Descartes comes to the conclusion that he is not his body in the second meditation. I propose an alternative interpretation in its place.Author's Profile
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Meditations on First Philosophy: With Selections From the Objections and Replies.René Descartes - 1960 - Cambridge, England: Oxford University Press UK. Edited by John Cottingham & Bernard Williams.
The Philosophy of Mind: An Introduction.Peter Smith & O. R. Jones - 1986 - New York: Cambridge University Press. Edited by O. R. Jones.
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