What is the relation between the mind (thoughts, perceptions, sensations, emotions) and the physical body? The traditional answer, assumed by all religions that believe in an afterlife, is dualism: ...

We have minds and we have bodies and never the twain shall meet. At least that’s how it feels. In 1641, Rene Descartes published his world changing Meditations on First Philosophy declaring the ...

What influence did René Descartes' concept of mind-body dualism have on early modern conceptions of the self? In “The Matter of Mind,” Christopher Braider challenges the presumed centrality of ...

In the mid-17 th century, the French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician Rene Descartes proposed a bold thesis called ‘mind-body dualism.’ In it, he stated that the mind and body were separate ...