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100 1 $aAlmog, Joseph.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88047461
245 10 $aWhat am I? :$bDescartes and the mind-body problem /$cJoseph Almog.
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c2002.
300 $axviii, 139 pages ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 1 $a"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'?
520 8 $aNo: 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.".
520 8 $a"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?".
520 8 $a"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.
520 8 $aHe 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.".
520 8 $a"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."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aDescartes, René,$d1596-1650.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79061201
650 0 $aDualist doctrine of mind and body.
650 0 $aMind and body$xHistory$y17th century.
600 14 $aDescartes, René,$d1596-1650.
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