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Man a MacHine
Book • 1747
In 'Man a Machine', Julien Offray de La Mettrie extends Descartes' argument that animals are automatons to humans, denying dualism and the existence of a separate soul.
He argues that all mental faculties are products of the bodily machine, specifically the brain and nervous system.
This work was highly controversial and led to La Mettrie's exile from France.
He argues that all mental faculties are products of the bodily machine, specifically the brain and nervous system.
This work was highly controversial and led to La Mettrie's exile from France.
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Are AI Spiritual Delusions Demonic? Is the Pope still the Antichrist?
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Sean Carroll in the context of his history of atheism course and La Mettrie's views on the mind-body connection.
Sean Carroll in the context of his history of atheism course and La Mettrie's views on the mind-body connection.
44 | Antonio Damasio on Feelings, Thoughts, and the Evolution of Humanity
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Sean M. Carroll in the introduction of the podcast as one of the first works to come out strongly in favor of atheism.
Sean M. Carroll in the introduction of the podcast as one of the first works to come out strongly in favor of atheism.
82 | Robin Carhart-Harris on Psychedelics and the Brain
