Descartes' dualism /
Gordon Baker, Katherine J. Morris.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Visions -- Cartesian Dualism -- Shadow of a Doubt -- Descartes' Dualism -- Revisions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Was Descartes a Cartesian Dualist? In this controversial study, Gordon Baker and Katherine J. Morris argue that, despite the general consensus within philosophy, Descartes was neither a proponent of dualism nor guilty of the many crimes of which he has been accused by twentieth century philosophers. In lively and engaging prose, Baker and Morris present a radical revision of the ways in which Descartes' work has been interpreted. Descartes emerges with both his historical importance assured and his philosophical importance redeemed.