DANCEST 805 Lecture Notes - Lecture 45: Pineal Gland, Reflex, Animism
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Book about heliocentric model of universe: bcs. of roman catholic church not published. Mind-body relation mind is immaterial + completely independent of body. Soul is divine, independent of everything else, innate knowledge that could be recovered on basis of reasoning. Human thoughts + feelings could not be studied by natural sciences. Mind influences body but body exerts a greater influence on the mind than previously supposed the relationship is not in one direction only, but rather is a mutual interaction. Mind: single function thought; all other processes were functions of the body. Matter (the body"s material substance) has extension (in that it takes up space) and to operate according to mechanical principles. Mind is free, it is un-extended and lacks physical substance. A physical motion (the flow of animal spirits) produces a mental quality (a sensation) Mind produces two kinds of ideas: derived ideas: produced by direct application of an external stimulus products of the experiences of the senses.
