Why does Descartes say that he is not his body in the second meditation?

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This paper contests a standard interpretation of how Descartes comes to the conclusion that he is not his body in the second meditation. I propose an alternative interpretation in its place.

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Meditations on First Philosophy.René Descartes - 2008 - Cambridge, England: Oxford University Press UK. Edited by John Cottingham & Bernard Williams.
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind. - 2003 - Tijdschrift Voor Filosofie 65 (4):771-772.
The Philosophy of Mind: An Introduction.Peter Smith & O. R. Jones - 1986 - New York: Cambridge University Press. Edited by O. R. Jones.

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