Combining Philosophers

Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Ren Descartes and Friedrich Nietzsche

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16. Persons / D. Continuity of the Self / 3. Reference of 'I'

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Forget the word 'I'; 'I' is performed by the intelligence of your body [Nietzsche]

16. Persons / D. Continuity of the Self / 7. Self and Thinking

1401	Since I only observe myself to be thinking, I conclude that that is my essence [Descartes]

2299	I can exist without imagination and sensing, but they can't exist without me [Descartes]

6907	For Descartes a person's essence is the mind because objects are perceived by mind, not senses [Descartes, by Feuerbach]

5017	In thinking we shut ourselves off from other substances, showing our identity and separateness [Descartes]