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The Soul in Continental Thought
In Stewart Goetz & Charles Taliaferro (eds.), A Brief History of the Soul. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 65–104 (2011)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Descartes Malebranche and Leibniz.
the soul in continental thought Descartes, and “soul” or “mind” ‐ among academics Descartes, wrestling with skepticism ‐ his Augustinian answer, knowledge of his self or soul Descartes, certainty ‐ extending beyond his own existence Descartes, being certain that he exists ‐ things appearing to him in various ways Descartes' belief that, body is a mechanism ‐ and death, not to be defined as demise of the body Descartes insistence, of soul discovering damage to bodies ‐ an external sense perception turning‐the‐argument‐on‐its‐head objection Descartes' position ‐ on the soul's origin and its immortality Malebranche and Leibniz ‐ soul–body dualisms, emerging after Descartes' work
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