Single Idea 2284

[catalogued under 18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 6. Judgement / b. Error]

Full Idea

My errors are owing simply to the fact that, since the will extends further than the intellect, I do not contain the will within the same boundaries, but extend it to things I do not understand.

Gist of Idea

I make errors because my will extends beyond my understanding

Source

René Descartes (Meditations [1641], §4.58)

Book Reference

Descartes,René: 'Discourse on Method/The Meditations', ed/tr. Sutcliffe,F.E. [Penguin 1968], p.137