
Colin McGinn on Descartes on Innate Knowledge
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The Unconscious Mind Is Deeply Mythical
Innate ideas have to be understood platonically. We don't rally ave innate ideas of particulars. But we have knowledge of universals innately. The conscious mind is something built upon the unconscious mind. It couldn't exist without it. Gi: I think myself, if you understand this correct view of innate ideas, the unconscious is also extremely difficult to understand. That was an interesting discussion.
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