02610nam 22005894a 450 991045101350332120200520144314.01-281-29494-297866112949461-84714-406-3(CKB)1000000000411116(EBL)436914(OCoLC)290571963(SSID)ssj0000137014(PQKBManifestationID)11136115(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000137014(PQKBWorkID)10087567(PQKB)10552250(MiAaPQ)EBC436914(Au-PeEL)EBL436914(CaPaEBR)ebr10224639(CaONFJC)MIL129494(OCoLC)893334540(EXLCZ)99100000000041111620050526d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDescartes and the metaphysics of human nature[electronic resource] /Justin SkirryLondon ;New York Continuumc20051 online resource (190 p.)Continuum studies in philosophyDescription based upon print version of record.0-8264-8637-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-176) and index.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; IndexThe 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 iContinuum studies in philosophy.Mind and bodyElectronic books.Mind and body.128/.2/092Skirry Justin985953MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451013503321Descartes and the metaphysics of human nature2253543UNINA