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Full Idea
The perception of the wax is neither a seeing, nor a touching, nor an imagining. Rather, it is an inspection on the part of the mind alone.
Gist of Idea
The wax is not perceived by the senses, but by the mind alone
Source
René Descartes (Meditations [1641], §2.31)
Book Ref
Descartes,René: 'Discourse on Method/The Meditations', ed/tr. Sutcliffe,F.E. [Penguin 1968], p.110