Which of the following is NOT listed by Descartes as an attribute of a thinking

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Which of the following is NOT listed by Descartes as an attribute of a thinking thing? A) Doubt B) Imagination C) Regret D) Perception What concern does Descartes express about the people walking in their hats and cloaks on the street below him? A) He cannot know whether they think at all. B) He cannot know whether they are actually artificial machines. C) He cannot know whether they are certain of their existence. D) He cannot know whether they are simply actors in a play staged for him. In the very first experiment, what happens to Dennett when the switch to the vat is flipped to "OFF? A) He loses all memory of the last day. B) Nothing happens. C) He returns to his body. D) He becomes groggy and collapses.

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Question 1 : C) Regret

Descartes has mentioned the theory of Cartesian doubt In which he mentioned the dream argument in which he has mentioned hallucinations, imaginations, perceptions and doubt upon the basic fundamentals. He has not mentioned regret in his philosophies.

Question 2: C) He cannot know whether they are certain of their own existence.

Descartes quotes " I do not sec the wax, any more than I see men in the street when I see hats and coats. " From my sensibly seeing the wax, my own existence follows with certainty, but not that of the wax.. hence, according to Descartes, the existence of the people with coats and hats is not certain, but it is certain when the wax is made nak-ed.

Question 3: D) He becomes groggy and collapses

In his very first experiment, as he moved the switch to off, he slumped, got nauseated and groggy and collapsed, and thoughts of where he was came into his mind.

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