None of this however is of any consequence, if the fundamental aspect of Descartes is called into question: how can he be so sure that he will continue to exist without a body? Descartes seems to argue a very persuasive point, as long as it is argued on his terms, which is a point I will touch on later.
The third argument is the argument from simplicity, and it stems from the idea that everything extended is divisible into parts. The body is extended, and so…
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