Mind-Body Philosophy

How Descartes Divided Mental from Physical

Biography Jun 1, 2020 30 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E6: How can you know with absolute certainty that you exist? Rene Descartes famously answered: "I think; therefore I am." He also suggested a complete split between the mind and the physical body. The vast and sharply divided responses to Descartes' dualism still influence the ways in which we address the mind-body problem today.

Biography Jun 1, 2020 30 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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Released: 2020
Run Time: 30 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

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: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.