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Question of the Month

What Sorts of Things Exist, & How?

The following endeavours at listing the existing each win a real solid book.

I begin as Descartes did, with the knowledge that I exist: ‘I think therefore I am’. What else exists? Everything I experience must exist in some way, even if it’s simply as my experiences. So I divide my experiences into the sorts of things that depend on me for their existence, and those that do not. The former are my sensations, feelings, and thoughts. The latter constitute what I call ‘the world’.

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