Descartes' DualismWas Descartes a Cartesian Dualist? In this controversial study, Gordon Baker and Katherine J. Morris argue that, despite the general consensus within philosophy, Descartes was neither a proponent of dualism nor guilty of the many crimes of which he has been accused by twentieth century philosophers. |
Contents
CARTESIAN DUALISM | 2 |
CARTESIAN INTERACTION | 21 |
The internal senses | 124 |
GOD AND OUR NATURE AS UNION OF MIND AND BODY | 138 |
unintelligibility and nonresemblance | 152 |
Occasionalist interactionism | 158 |
REVISIONS | 194 |
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ambiguous animals argue Aristotelian Aristotelian logic behaviour called Cartesian Dualism Cartesian Introspection Cartesian Legend causal interaction cause claim cogitatio cognitive colour confused connection consciousness conscius contrast corporeal substances Cottingham CSM II CSMK CSMK III Descartes distinct doctrine efficient causation epistemological essential Expansion Thesis expression external feeling pain foot hence human body hunger idea instance intelligible internal senses interpretation italics added judge Kenny knowledge Leibniz light logical form logical subject machine Malebranche metaphysical mind and body mind-body interaction modern modes of extension modes of thinking moral notion objects occasionalist one's paradigm passage perceived philosophers philosophy of mind phrase pineal gland possibility predicate principle Private Language Argument properties question rational soul reason relation Ryle S-predicates scholastic sensation of pain sense-based sense-organs sense-perception sensitive soul sentience sentire singular judgements substantial union term things thirst thought twentieth-century Two-Worlds View union of mind volition voluntary action walking welfare