Amidam67 t1_j2166e5 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 10:26 PM Reply to comment by -Humdog- in ElI5: Why does Descartes sometimes use the term "mind" and sometimes the word "souls" in his writings? by [deleted] As a native speaker, I would say "esprit" can, depending on the context, mean either "spirit" (of a person, a place, ghost) or "mind". But it seems like it's always one or the other, and never a mix of both. Two distinct meanings. Permalink Parent 2
Amidam67 t1_j2166e5 wrote
Reply to comment by -Humdog- in ElI5: Why does Descartes sometimes use the term "mind" and sometimes the word "souls" in his writings? by [deleted]
As a native speaker, I would say "esprit" can, depending on the context, mean either "spirit" (of a person, a place, ghost) or "mind". But it seems like it's always one or the other, and never a mix of both. Two distinct meanings.