From the “reasons of the skeptics” to the nature of the soul
Translation of a letter from Descartes from March 1637
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Hyperbolic doubt, Soul, GodAbstract
This is a letter from Descartes to an unknown recipient in which the philosopher discusses some of his metaphysical theses. Incidentally, it is worth noting that, regardless of the subject matter, this is not a commentary by the philosopher on the text of his Meditations, but rather on the Discourse on the method.
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