One meaning is the meaning emphasized by Rene Descartes.

其中一层便是勒奈·笛卡尔所强调的含义

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When Rene Descartes argued that we are more than merely machines, his best piece of evidence for him was the human capacity for language.

勒奈·笛卡尔提出人类不只是机器的时候，他最有力的证据便是人类的语言能力。

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The philosopher Rene Descartes (" I think therefore I am ") had made the convincing argument of mind-body dualism.

哲学家笛卡尔(认为我思故我在)提出令人信服的身心二元论。

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But the most articulate and well-known defender of dualism is the philosopher Rene Descartes, and Rene Descartes explicitly asked a question, "Are humans merely physical machines, merely physical things?"

但是最著名最有影响力的二元论拥护者,则非哲学家勒奈·笛卡尔莫属,勒奈·笛卡尔明确地提出了一个问题,"人类是否仅仅是生理机器,是生理客体而已"

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