Single Idea 2295

[catalogued under 12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 5. Interpretation]

Full Idea

Why should a certain sadness of spirit arise from a sensation of pain?

Gist of Idea

Why does pain make us sad?

Source

René Descartes (Meditations [1641], §6.76)

Book Reference

Descartes,René: 'Discourse on Method/The Meditations', ed/tr. Sutcliffe,F.E. [Penguin 1968], p.154