What is the difference between flexibility and mutability? Also, how do we distinguish between different things if they are all extended, mutable and flexible? Thank you for the video.
Its argued that since we can know things like that from only our senses, and our senses themselves can be faulty (a neeed to be doubted) then we might not be able to distinguish different things. I guess thats what skepticism is about
Very interesting! Would you be able to give a feature of the wax before and after (hot and cold) that remains the same? Descartes seems to be very thural in covering all 5 senses and saying that they are different, but Im writing a paper on why his argument is wrong and it would be very helpful if you knew a characteristic of the wax that remains the same when it is melted.
It means that the wax is flexible in the sense that it can change between being hard and liquid, or from being yellowish to clear. It doesn't mean that the wax is literally flexible in both of its states of existence. He uses the term flexible in a very similar way as he uses the term 'mutable'.
What is the difference between flexibility and mutability?
Also, how do we distinguish between different things if they are all extended, mutable and flexible?
Thank you for the video.
Its argued that since we can know things like that from only our senses, and our senses themselves can be faulty (a neeed to be doubted) then we might not be able to distinguish different things. I guess thats what skepticism is about
you are a life saver.
sorry but i do not understand the difference between mutability and flexibilty in the video! they both mean similar and synonym to me
Crystal clear! Many thanks!
Great Video
Thanks. It was a very helpful video.
Very interesting! Would you be able to give a feature of the wax before and after (hot and cold) that remains the same? Descartes seems to be very thural in covering all 5 senses and saying that they are different, but Im writing a paper on why his argument is wrong and it would be very helpful if you knew a characteristic of the wax that remains the same when it is melted.
It tastes the same
Great video thank you!
What would some criticisms of Descartes' wax argument be?
"Does wax exist if it is not observed in its existence"?
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very good video thx but wax is not flexible when its liquid.
It means that the wax is flexible in the sense that it can change between being hard and liquid, or from being yellowish to clear. It doesn't mean that the wax is literally flexible in both of its states of existence. He uses the term flexible in a very similar way as he uses the term 'mutable'.