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René Descartes |
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| In the 17th century, French philosopher Reneé Descartes proposed that only two substances ultimately exist; mind and body. Yet, if the two are entirely distinct, as Descartes believed, how can one substance interact with the other? How, for example, is the intention of a human mind able to cause movement in the person’s limbs? The issue of the interaction between mind and body is known in philosophy as the mind-body problem. | ||||||
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| Geometry; Scientific Revolution; French Literature; Algebra; Psychology; Science; Descartes, René; Mind, Philosophy of | ||||||
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