Soul and Body in Plato and Descartes

Sarah Jean Broadie

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)296-308
JournalProceedings of the Aristotelian Society
Volume101
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2001

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Soul and Body in Plato and Descartes'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this