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A Philosophy of Person and IdentityCartesian People 2: The Body an Illusion

A Philosophy of Person and Identity: Cartesian People 2: The Body an Illusion [This chapter discusses the Cartesian doubt about the reality of the body. First, I describe the transition in philosophy from talking about the immaterial mind to talking about the material brain. Descartes’ thought experiment of the evil demon and its modern counterpart of the brain-in-a-vat are discussed: might we be mistaken about having a body, and be just non-material minds or brains-in-a-vat? And are phantom phenomena, the experiencing of non-existent limbs, an argument for that possibility?] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Philosophy of Person and IdentityCartesian People 2: The Body an Illusion

Part of the Studies in Brain and Mind Book Series (volume 21)
Meijsing, Monica
A Philosophy of Person and Identity — Aug 5, 2022
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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022. Translation from the Dutch language edition: “Waar was ik toen ik er niet was? Een filosofie van persoon en identiteit” by Monica Meijsing, © 2018. Published by Uitgeverij Vantilt. All Rights Reserved.
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978-3-031-09523-8
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57 –93
DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-09524-5_5
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[This chapter discusses the Cartesian doubt about the reality of the body. First, I describe the transition in philosophy from talking about the immaterial mind to talking about the material brain. Descartes’ thought experiment of the evil demon and its modern counterpart of the brain-in-a-vat are discussed: might we be mistaken about having a body, and be just non-material minds or brains-in-a-vat? And are phantom phenomena, the experiencing of non-existent limbs, an argument for that possibility?]

Published: Aug 5, 2022

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