Leibniz: I think, therefore there is an I The true meaning of Descartes' famous dictum, "I think, therefore I am" can be clarified further by restating it using Leibniz' model of being (essence+existent) if the proposition is restated as "I think, therefore there is an I", or equivalently as "I perceive, therefore there is an I", or in fact any proposition containing a the subject "I" and a verb.
Such propositions are simple intentional acts by the mind, not the brain, where "I" is the essence or monad of the existent brain, which then thinks much as a violin is played by a violinist. This also answers Heidigger's life-long search for an answer to the question "what is being?" Being is "I am" or essence+existence. Dr. Roger B Clough NIST (ret.) [1/1/2000] See my Leibniz site at http://independent.academia.edu/RogerClough -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
