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... material objects . In other words , even if there is no God and no world of material objects , I know incorrigibly that I myself exist and that I am a thinking thing . The Problem of Other Minds ANOTHER IMPORTANT point running through ...
... material objects . In other words , even if there is no God and no world of material objects , I know incorrigibly that I myself exist and that I am a thinking thing . The Problem of Other Minds ANOTHER IMPORTANT point running through ...
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... material objects . The " other minds " problem consists of two questions : Are there other minds besides my own ? How do I know that there are , if I know it at all ? These questions are exactly parallel to the questions : Are there ...
... material objects . The " other minds " problem consists of two questions : Are there other minds besides my own ? How do I know that there are , if I know it at all ? These questions are exactly parallel to the questions : Are there ...
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... objects . Descartes ' conception of material objects and his representa- tional theory of perception give rise to serious problems . He conceives of material objects as being in principle unobservable . A material object is , in his ...
... objects . Descartes ' conception of material objects and his representa- tional theory of perception give rise to serious problems . He conceives of material objects as being in principle unobservable . A material object is , in his ...
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PRELIMINARY EXPLANATIONS ON THE NATURE | 3 |
THE ARGUMENT WITH CEPHALUS | 36 |
THE ARGUMENT WITH THRASYMACHUS | 46 |
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