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Descartes's Theory of Mind

Book information

Year
2005
ISBN
9780199284948, 9781423757290, 0199284946, 0199261237, 9780199261239, 9780191532085
LCC
B1878.M55 C58 2003
Open Library ID
OL22535949M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1092471 bytes)
Pages
280\276
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Descartes is possibly the most famous of all writers on the mind, but his theory of mind has been almost universally misunderstood, because his philosophy has not been seen in the context of his scientific work. Desmond Clarke offers a radical and convincing rereading, undoing the received perception of Descartes as the chief defender of mind/body dualism. For Clarke, the key is to interpret his philosophical efforts as an attempt to reconcile his scientific pursuits with the theologically orthodox views of his time.

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