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Meanings of res cogitans in English
Spanish
substancia pensante Idea held by dualists and idealists, that minds are made-up of non-physical substance.
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Examples for "mental substance"
Examples for "mental substance"
1
According to Jnyanaprabha, the Buddha first preached the doctrine of existence, next that of the existence of mental substance, and lastly that of unreality.)
2
We are isolated, individual mental substances separate from each other and from the physical objects that surround us.
3
So Descartes's revolutionary beginning seems to turn us into atomistic, detached mental substances, unsure of whether we're all alone in the universe.
4
Back of and under the teachings of the various cults and schools, remains ever constant the Principle of the Mental Substance of the Universe.
Usage of res cogitans in English
1
The Cartesians' sharp distinction between res extensa non cogitans and res cogitans non extansa is remote.
2
The Cartesian dualism he developed ascertains a physical ( res extensa) and a thinking ( res cogitans) substance.
3
The body is part of res extensa, the mind (including thoughts, desires, volition) is res cogitans.