
Discussing the Cartesian Error
Mind Matters
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The Problem With Hyalomorphism
I think the modern mechanical way of looking at the relationship between the mind and the body is a Cartesian error. And so I really think that getting back to the hyalomorphic understanding of reality, of matter understood as instantiation rather than as extension of space and form understood as intelligibility is the best way to get at this. It solves a lot of problems. There are just at least two different ways of knowing that are radically distinct. One can't really say much about the other.
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