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res cogitans

res cogitans noun: a nonphysical substance of which minds are composed, separate from res extensa, according to Cartesian dualism and idealism.

Noun

res cogitans (uncountable)

  1. A nonphysical substance of which minds are composed, separate from res extensa, according to Cartesian dualism and idealism.

Origin of res cogitans

From Latin rēs cōgitāns.

Questions about res cogitans

What does res cogitans mean?
Res cogitans means a nonphysical substance of which minds are composed, separate from res extensa, according to Cartesian dualism and idealism.
What part of speech is res cogitans?
Res cogitans is a noun.

Words near res cogitans in the dictionary

  1. rerunnable
  2. rerunning
  3. reruns
  4. res
  5. res angusta domi
  6. res cogitans
  7. res communis
  8. Res et-Teib
  9. res extensa
  10. res gestae
  11. res integra

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