TY - JOUR
T1 - Soul and Body in Plato and Descartes
AU - Broadie, Sarah Jean
PY - 2001/6
Y1 - 2001/6
N2 - Although they are often grouped together in comparison with nondualist theories, Plato's soul-body dualism, and Descartes' mind-body dualism, are fundamentally different. The doctrines examined are those of the Phaedo and the Meditations. The main difference, from which others flow, lies in Plato's acceptance and Descartes' rejection of the assumption that the soul (= intellect) is identical with what animates the body.
AB - Although they are often grouped together in comparison with nondualist theories, Plato's soul-body dualism, and Descartes' mind-body dualism, are fundamentally different. The doctrines examined are those of the Phaedo and the Meditations. The main difference, from which others flow, lies in Plato's acceptance and Descartes' rejection of the assumption that the soul (= intellect) is identical with what animates the body.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.0066-7372.2003.00032.x
DO - 10.1111/j.0066-7372.2003.00032.x
M3 - Article
SN - 0066-7374
VL - 101
SP - 296
EP - 308
JO - Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society
JF - Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society
IS - 1
ER -