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Cogito Ergo Sum

In Our Time

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Exploring Descartes' Mind-Body Separation

The chapter delves into the fundamental distinctness between mind and body, influenced by Descartes' meditations and skeptical doubt. It discusses the immaterial nature of the mind as thinking, its ties to the soul's immortality, and Descartes' theological convictions. The Cartesian circle dilemma and objections from Hobbes and Sartre further dissect the nature of self, consciousness, and subjective awareness in philosophical discourse.

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