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Descartes and the History of Dualism

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About the lecture

In this module, we focus on the philosophy of René Descartes and his arguments for the mind-body dualism, as contained in his Meditations in First Philosophy (1641).

About the lecturer

Cressida is a teaching fellow in the Philosophy Department at University College, London. Prior to this she was a Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Philosophy, University of London.

In April, 2014, she completed her PhD at CUNY Graduate Center in Philosophy of Mind/Philosophy of Psychology. She has researched a wide range of philosophical topics throughout her BA at the University of Sydney, and MPhil at the University of Cambridge, and is interested in the following areas: Cognitive Science, Early Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Science, Ethics, Aesthetics, Epistemology and the Philosophy of Food.

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Gaukroger, C. (2018, August 15). René Descartes - Descartes and the History of Dualism [Video]. MASSOLIT. https://massolit.io/options/rene-descartes?auth=0&lesson=806&option=4100&type=lesson

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Gaukroger, C. "René Descartes – Descartes and the History of Dualism." MASSOLIT, uploaded by MASSOLIT, 15 Aug 2018, https://massolit.io/options/rene-descartes?auth=0&lesson=806&option=4100&type=lesson