Descartes’s Dualism

Marleen Rozemond

Published by Harvard University Press 1998

Descartes’s Dualism

Marleen Rozemond

https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674042926

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Rozemond explicates Descartes’s aim to provide a metaphysics that would accommodate mechanistic science and supplant scholasticism. Her approach includes discussion of differences from and similarities to the scholastics and how these discriminations affected Descartes’s defense of incorporeity of the mind and the mechanistic conception of body.

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[Descartes’s Dualism is] a thorough and careful study of Descartes’s account of the mind/soul.
-- Stephen Gaukroger Times Literary Supplement

[Rozemond’s] discussion of the scholastic context of Descartes’ arguments is exceedingly clear and informative, and should be read by anyone who really wishes to understand the context and meaning of Descartes’ argument.
-- John Barresi Journal of Consciousness Studies

[Descartes’s Dualism] is a brilliant book. Rozemond provides an excellent articulation of the dualism of Descartes. Her analytic skills are very high, and her references to the medieval background of Descartes’s theory of knowledge are crisp and secure… Rozemond’s interest in the medievals also leads to a most informative, and rare, presentation of the influence of the doctrine of transubstantiation on discussions of substance and sense qualities. Among the many books on Descartes, this one ranks with a mere handful in terms of the highest worth.
-- M. A. Bertman Choice

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
1 The Real Distinction Argument Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Scholasticism, Mechanism, and the Incorporeity of the Mind Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
3 Sensible Qualities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	64
4 Real Qualities and Substantial Forms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
5 Hylomorphism and the Unity of the Human Being Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
6 Sensation and the Union of Mind and Body Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	172
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Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 299

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Published: July 1, 2009
ISBN: 9780674042926