Descartes - Descartes Philosophy of Mind

6 important questions on Descartes - Descartes Philosophy of Mind

Why did D publish his Discourse on Methods in French?

He wanted the Discourse to be widely read. He even sent free copies to artistocrates in Europe. 

How did D. call things/ideas that are real but not open to sensory experience?

Innate ideas of the soul, such as unity or perfection.

What are the categories of philosophical thinking D. is part of?

Dualist (body and mind are separate)

Rationalist (we come to know through reflection and not through experience)

Nativist (innate ideas)

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Who was the most famous contemporary critique of D.'s?

Princess Elizabeth of Bohemia

Where did D. locate the soul?

In the pineal gland, the only unified structure in the brain he could find.

What is according to D. the essence of the human condition?

The competion between the animal spirits/the body and the rational soul.

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