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res extensa

res extensa noun: in Cartesian ontology, corporeal substance, distinguished from the res cogitans from which the mind or soul is made.

Noun

res extensa (uncountable)

  1. In Cartesian ontology, corporeal substance, distinguished from the res cogitans from which the mind or soul is made.

Origin of res extensa

From Latin rēs extēnsa.

Questions about res extensa

What does res extensa mean?
Res extensa means in Cartesian ontology, corporeal substance, distinguished from the res cogitans from which the mind or soul is made.
What part of speech is res extensa?
Res extensa is a noun.

Words near res extensa in the dictionary

  1. res
  2. res angusta domi
  3. res cogitans
  4. res communis
  5. Res et-Teib
  6. res extensa
  7. res gestae
  8. res integra
  9. res inter alios acta
  10. res ipsa loquitur
  11. res judicata

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