Substance, Reality, and Distinctness

Descartes claims that God is a substance, and that mind and body are two different and separable substances. This paper provides some background that renders these claims intelligible. For Descartes, that something is real means it can exist in separation, and something is a substance if it does not...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boris Hennig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for the Advancement of Philosophy 2008-04-01
Series:Prolegomena
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Online Access:http://hrcak.srce.hr./index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=33727