Submitted by madnotes on May 14, 2008

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Descartes' Wax Argument: Plausible?

After confirming the nature of human mind as “a thinking thing” (65) in the Second Meditation, René Descartes continues that the nature of human mind is better known than the body. Through the wax argument, he demonstrates that corporeal things—“which are commonly believed to be the most distinctly grasped of all” (Descartes, 67)—are perceived neither through our senses nor imagination but through our intellect alone. By demonstrating how our perception of the wax—or any other body—makes even more manifest the existence and the nature of our mind, Descartes confirms that “nothing can be perceived more easily and more evidently...

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where are your sources from? December 19, 2010
Grader: gunit18, Grade: A
Sources? thank you

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