In his second meditation, after seeking the truth that
leaves no room for doubt, Descartes finally becomes sure about something: “He is, he exists.”
The famous quote of him does not come yet in its complete
form. But he basically says “I am, I
exist’, is necessarily true whenever it is put forward by me or conceived
in my mind.” He is pretty close though…
Even the existence of a malicious demon who tries to deceive
him all the time cannot deceive him about the very fact that he thinks. As long
as he is busy thinking about whether he is imagining in his sleep or not,
whether his senses sometimes deceive him or not he exists.
But what entails this “thinking”? What does he mean by
thinking, the endeavour of his soul?
The attributes, according to Descartes that make him a
thinking thing are doubting,
understanding, affirming, denying, being willing or unwilling, imagining and
having sensory perceptions.
What do you think? Do you think this list is fair enough? If
not, what are some of the attributes you assign to thinking?
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