Descartes and the metaphysics of human nature / Justin Skirry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skirry, Justin.

Series:

Continuum studies in philosophy.

Continuum studies in philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mind and body.

Descartes, René, 1596-1650.

Descartes, René.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The traditional account of mind/body union attributed to Descartes supposes that the immaterial, thinking mind and the material, non-thinking body interact by means of efficient causation - that the mind causes events in the body, e.g. the voluntary raising of an arm, and vice versa, e.g. the visual sensation of a tree. But this gives rise to a notorious philosophical problem: how can this causal interaction occur between the spiritual mind and the physical body since they have absolutely nothing in common and cannot come into contact with one another?Justin Skirry's book shows how Descartes i

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Substance and Mode; 2 Cartesian Attributes and their Conceptual Distinction; 3 Cartesian Bodies; 4 The Substantial Union Argument; 5 Cartesian Hylomorphism; 6 Descartes's Dissolution to the Mind-Body Problem; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-176) and index.

ISBN:

9786611294946

9781281294944

1281294942

9781847144065

1847144063

OCLC:

290571963