Mens etiam corporea dici potest (AT V, 223, 9-10) : une fiche

Authors

  • Vincent Carraud
  • Gilles Olivo Université de Caen Normandie

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19283/lph-202210.839

Keywords:

Gravity, Union, Soul, Body, Common Notion

Abstract

We are attempting to give an account of the paradoxical argument developed by Descartes in his letter to Arnauld of 29 July 1648, arguing that mens etiam corporea dici potest (AT V, 223, 9-10). To explain its meaning, Descartes resorts to the scholastic theory of gravity, whose real physical meaning he disqualifies, while using it analogically to convey his thesis of a real interaction between the soul and the body.

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Published

02.03.2024

How to Cite

Carraud, V., & Olivo, G. . (2024). Mens etiam corporea dici potest (AT V, 223, 9-10) : une fiche. Lexicon Philosophicum: International Journal for the History of Texts and Ideas, (10), 235–244. https://doi.org/10.19283/lph-202210.839

Issue

No. 10 (2022): Lexicon Philosophicum

Section

SPECIAL SECTION

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