1. Descartes and Meditations on Philosophy
Eighteen of the dreams recorded showed the presence of experiencing pain while three of the eighteen subjects were victims to "excruciating" symptoms. ... Knowing the premise of the argument Hobbes stated, "because in waking, I often observe the absurdity of Dreams, but never dream of the absurdities of my waking Thoughts; I am well satisfied, that being awake, I know I dream not; though when I dream, I think my self awake.... In conclusion, using two different claims, one for the argument and one against, I have presumed that as I am writing this currently, I am not in a dream....
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