Human, All Too Human, Part 1, Part 5 summary
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In 5, the speaker traces metaphysics to early mankind’s mistaken belief that dreams reveal a second, substantial world, making dreams the starting point for examining reality. The argument also connects this belief to the separation of soul and body, superstition, and probably belief in god.
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- Early mankind takes dreams as encounters with another substantial world.
- The speaker identifies this interpretation as the source of metaphysics and the impulse to examine reality.
- The speaker also traces the distinction between body and soul, and the idea of an embodied soul, to dreams.
- Dream appearances of dead people support a belief in their continued life across thousands of years.
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What does the speaker identify as the source of metaphysics?
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