Putting the Ghost Back in the Machine: An Exploration of Somatic Dualism
Pacific philosophical quarterly August 14, 2018 DOI: 10.1111/papq.12251 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | Argues that 'somatic dualism'—the view that mind–body dualism is true but the soul is located in the body—was once a not-uncommon position in the philosophy of mind and that it can reply to some problems thought to affect Cartesian dualism. |
Abstract
Abstract In this article, I explore various views on which mind–body dualism is true, but the soul is located in the body. I argue that this sort of dualism (which I call ‘somatic dualism’) once was a not‐uncommon view in the philosophy of mind. I also argue that it has the resources to reply to some of the problems thought to affect Cartesian dualism.