Animals and Cartesian Consciousness: Pardies vs. the Cartesians
The Cartesian view that animals are automata sparked a major controversy in early modern European philosophy. This paper studies an early contribution to this controversy. I provide an interpretation of an influential objection to Cartesian animal automatism raised by Ignace-Gaston Pardies (1636–167...
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| Language: | English |
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2020-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Modern Philosophy |
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| Online Access: | https://jmphil.org/articles/60 |