Philosophy
Descartes thought that
what it means for something
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to physically exist is
for it to take up space. Philosophy students may
remember the term 'Res Extensa.'
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That's Latin for 'extended stuff.' It's Descartes' term for physical matter.
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And so because existence
means taking up space, that means the universe must be full.
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There is no empty space... See more
what it means for something
9:02
to physically exist is
for it to take up space. Philosophy students may
remember the term 'Res Extensa.'
9:10
That's Latin for 'extended stuff.' It's Descartes' term for physical matter.
9:16
And so because existence
means taking up space, that means the universe must be full.
9:25
There is no empty space... See more
The Problem with Video Essays
Philosophy Tube. Descartes.
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Flirting isn’t limited to romance. Flirting is an attitude that only playful and happy people can have and enjoy. It’s the virtue of being uncommitted—to people, to philosophies, to bets. Flirting turns uncertainty, something we usually fear, into pleasure.
It’s being able to take yourself less seriously. It’s being able to react to... See more
Flirting isn’t limited to romance. Flirting is an attitude that only playful and happy people can have and enjoy. It’s the virtue of being uncommitted—to people, to philosophies, to bets. Flirting turns uncertainty, something we usually fear, into pleasure.
It’s being able to take yourself less seriously. It’s being able to react to... See more
Sherry Ning • Diary of A Lover Girl
Berkeley summed up this strange view in Latin as ‘Esse est percipi’ – to be (or exist) is to be perceived. So the fridge light can't be on, and the tree can't make a noise when there is no mind there to experience them. That might seem the obvious conclusion to draw from Berkeley's immaterialism. But Berkeley didn't think that objects were
... See moreNigel Warburton • A Little History of Philosophy (Little Histories)
- There are two ways by which the spirit of a culture may be shriveled. In the first, the Orwellian culture becomes a prison. In the second, the Huxleyan culture becomes a burlesque.
Notes On Amusing Ourselves To Death
the object of perception cannot be separated from the mind that perceives it.
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche • In Love with the World: A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying
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