عنوان

What am I? :

شابک

0195146468 (alk. paper)

شابک

9780195146462 (alk. paper)

کد کشور

bnb

شماره

b410461

عنوان اصلي

What am I? :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

Descartes and the mind-body problem /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Joseph Almog

نام خاص و کميت اثر

xviii, 139 pages ;

ابعاد

22 cm

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references and index

متن يادداشت

"In his Meditations, Rene Descartes asks, "what am I?" His initial answer is "a man." But he soon discards it: "But what is a man? Shall I say 'a rational animal'? No: for then I should inquire what an animal is, what rationality is, and in this way one question would lead down the slope to harder ones." Instead of understanding what a man is, Descartes shifts to two new questions: "What is Mind?" and "What is Body?" These questions develop into Descartes's main philosophical preoccupation: the Mind-Body distinction." "How can Mind and Body be independent entities, yet joined - essentially so - within a single human being? If Mind and Body are really distinct, are human beings merely a "construction"? On the other hand, if we respect the integrity of humans, are Mind and Body merely aspects of a human being and not subjects in and of themselves?" "For centuries, philosophers have considered this classic philosophical puzzle. Now, in this compact, engaging, and long-awaited work, UCLA philosopher Joseph Almog closely decodes the French philosopher's argument for distinguishing between the human mind and body while maintaining simultaneously their essential integration in a human being. He argues that Descartes constructed a solution whereby the trio of Human Mind, Body, and Being are essentially interdependent yet remain each a genuine individual subject." "Almog's reading not only steers away from the most popular interpretations of Descartes, but also represents a scholar coming to grips directly with Descartes himself. In doing so, Almog creates a work that Cartesian scholars will value, and that will also prove indispensable to philosophers of language, ontology, and the metaphysics of mind."--Jacket

موضوع مستند نشده

Descartes, René,1596-1650

موضوع مستند نشده

Mind and body-- History-- 17th century

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Almog, Joseph

تاريخ عمليات

20160712070647.0

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y