Why does Descartes say that he is not his body in the second meditation?

Abstract

This paper contests a standard interpretation of how Descartes comes to the conclusion that he is not his body in the second meditation. I propose an alternative interpretation in its place.

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Terence Rajivan Edward
University of Manchester (PhD)

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