Desmond Clarke

Descartes's Theory of Mind

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Produktbeschreibung

Finally, Descartes's own efforts to explain sensations, memory, imagination or the passions all involve rather speculative accounts of how the brain and the central nervous system work. Clarke's compelling and important new reading shows that a failure to engage with Descartes's scientific work leads to a wholesale misunderstanding of his theory of mind. It will be of great interest to scholars and students of Descartes, and throughout the philosophies of mind and science.

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Descartes is possibly the most famous of all writers on the mind, but his theory of mind has been almost universally misunderstood, because his philosophy has not been seen in the context of his scientific work. Desmond Clarke offers a radical and convincing rereading, undoing the received perception of Descartes as the chief defender of mind/body dualism. For Clarke, the key is to interpret his philosophical efforts as an attempt to reconcile his scientific pursuits with the theologically orthodox views of his time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 424g
• ISBN-13: 9780199284948
• ISBN-10: 0199284946
• Artikelnr.: 21117848

Autorenporträt

I arrived in Britain in 1967 to join my mother and stepfather at the age of 14. After leaving school at 16, I spent three years in the British Army. After leaving the army, I worked as a truck driver for many years, until 1992 when I returned to academic studies. In 1997 I achieved a 2:1 (Hons.) degree from Luton University, followed by a post-graduate Diploma and a Masters' degree from De Montfort University in 2004. My first book, Stolen Inheritance, was published in 2019, after many years of research. Man, God, Religion, and State is my second publication and I hope readers will find it stimulating and enjoyable.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: Cartesian Explanation
2: Sensation: Ideas as Brain Patterns
3: Imagination and Memory
4: Passions of the Soul
5: The Will as a Power of Self-Determination
6: Human Language
7: Describing Thought: The Subjective View
8: Descartes's Use of the Concept of Substance
9: Property Dualism
References
Index