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Descartes and the Discovery of the Mind-Body Problem
The French philosopher René Descartes is often credited with discovering the mind-body problem, a mystery that haunts philosophers to this day. The reality is more complicated than that.
The French philosopher René Descartes is often credited with discovering the mind-body problem, a mystery that haunts philosophers to this day. The reality is more complicated than that.
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The author discusses her story “The Corn Woman, Her Husband, and Their Child.”
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