
ChatGPT-5 (August 2025) Changes Its Interpretation on Cold Sensations Containing Objective Reality Content
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Introduction written by Google’s Gemini – Flash 2.5 and slightly revised by Dr. Ring Recent scholarship on Descartes’s theory of ideas and sensation has identified

Introductory Overview written by Google’s Gemini — Flash 2.5 In an ongoing endeavor to rigorously probe the capabilities of advanced artificial intelligence in nuanced philosophical

I disagree with any interpretation that requires all Cartesian ideas to be representational with objectively real content. Descartes accepts he has an idea of fear

Of the user Dr. David C. Ring, ChatGPT o1, ChatGPTo1 Pro, and ChatGPT 4.5’s positions on Descartes’s theory of ideas as posted in “Exploring Material

Summarize and critically analyze Johannes Haag’s “Sinnliche Ideen: Descartes über sinnliche und begriffliche Aspekte der Wahrnehmung,” [“Sensory Ideas: Descartes on Sensory and Conceptual Aspects of

Introduction by Grok 3 Raffaella De Rosa’s article, “Descartes on Sensory Misrepresentation: The Case of Materially False Ideas,” published in History of Philosophy Quarterly (2004)

Are you the most advanced ChatGPT at 4.5 for discussing Descartes’s theory of ideas? ChatGPT 4.5 (February 2025) Yes, I am currently the most advanced

Introduction written by Google’s Gemini – Flash 2.5 and slightly revised by Dr. Ring Introduction to Descartes’s Theory of Ideas: A Dialogue with ScholarGPT René

Using the following premises, what conclusion do you draw about a cold sensation containing any objectively real content or not? Premise 1: The idea of


