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-Humdog- t1_j200sfm wrote

Reply to comment by Sheyvan in ElI5: Why does Descartes sometimes use the term "mind" and sometimes the word "souls" in his writings? by [deleted]

The implication is that OP is reading a translation. Descartes likely used the word 'esprit', different translations may cause confusion around the word.

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Sheyvan t1_j203tfz wrote

Yes, that's my point. You'd have to look up what word descartes uses and how it was translated. Depending on context similar words might get different translations and vice versa.

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