Descartes: Body Perception
Descartes begins by trying to simplify his point by using a more basic example of a body to better illustrate his idea. In this case he used the example of wax extracted from a honeycomb. He begins his description of the wax by mentioning different characteristics and attributes of it, such as its color, smell, and characteristics inherited from its basis. He then goes to explain that when heated the wax losses most of these characteristics and attributes but is still considered to be wax even though our senses may argue differently. This lead him to the conclusion that wax can not be known by any of these characteristics but only as a body. To analyze this statement that wax is seen as a body Descartes takes two characteristics (flexibility, changeability) and proves that each cannot be measured on imagination (since they present limitless possibilities), but on mental perception alone. This leads him to believe that the wax is purely a mental concept, which could either be flawed or confused. He g
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Approximate Word count = 682
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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