me_cooldude91
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I have never done Philosophy but its part of this course I am taking. I was reading that Descartes said extension is the essential property of matter, and the essence of mind is the activity of thinking. THen I read this quotation:
"we have no more reason to think that it is our soul which produces ... the movements [of the body] ... than we have reason to think that there is a soul in a clock which makes it tell the time" from Descartes.
I have no idea what he means there. I would really appreciate if someone could clarify the concepts here for me.
Thanks in advance!
"we have no more reason to think that it is our soul which produces ... the movements [of the body] ... than we have reason to think that there is a soul in a clock which makes it tell the time" from Descartes.
I have no idea what he means there. I would really appreciate if someone could clarify the concepts here for me.
Thanks in advance!