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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
- What proposition does Descartes conclude is necessarily true? How does he arrive at this conclusion? Summarize his argument in your own words. Do you agree that this conclusion is necessarily true?
A good essay will:
- State the reasons Descartes assumed in support of his conclusion.
- Explain why he considered this proposition to be necessarily true.
- Assess the strength of Descartes’s argument.
- What is the significance of the piece of wax? What conclusion does Descartes draw from this example?
- Do you agree with Descartes that you are not identified with your body? Explain.