Topic > Exploring Descartes: The Philosophy of Self-Existence

“When I think of my mind – or, in other words, of myself as I am only a thinking thing – I cannot distinguish any parts; I understand myself as a single, unified thing. Even though my whole mind seems united with my whole body, I know that cutting off my foot, arm, or other limb would take nothing away from my mind." (p. 138, left) However, this may just be an argument verbal since there is no doubt that targeted brain damage can cause selective loss of a faculty, or even stranger changes in the mind, perhaps proving that the mind is divisible. Therefore, this premise is not falsifiable as there may be a method from discover beyond the human ability to divide the