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Which of the following statements accurately describes Descartes' definition of the self?
Which of the following statements accurately describes Descartes' definition of the self?
- The self is a passive entity that does not think or reason
- The self is a thinking entity that doubts, understands, analyzes, questions, and reasons (correct)
- The self is a physical and material entity
- The self is a product of external influences
True or false: Descartes defines the essence of the self as a physical and material entity?
True or false: Descartes defines the essence of the self as a physical and material entity?
False (B)
True or false: Descartes defines the essence of the self as a passive entity that does not think or reason?
True or false: Descartes defines the essence of the self as a passive entity that does not think or reason?
False (B)
True or false: Descartes defines the essence of the self as a thinking entity that doubts, understands, analyzes, questions, and reasons?
True or false: Descartes defines the essence of the self as a thinking entity that doubts, understands, analyzes, questions, and reasons?
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Descartes' Definition of the Self
- Descartes does not define the essence of the self as a physical and material entity. (False)
- The self is not a passive entity that does not think or reason, according to Descartes. (False)
- Descartes defines the essence of the self as a thinking entity that doubts, understands, analyzes, questions, and reasons. (True)
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