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The Mind/Body Problem

In Our Time: Philosophy

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Spinoza's Theory of Dualism and Interaction

Spinoza's theory is that you can look at things as a series of mental causes. But the real problem is, how is it that something like a thought can cause something like a the moving of my arm, or the kicking of a football? Spinozes are not obvious if it tackles the problem of dualism and interaction,. Or whether it just got a side step in a rather cleve way.

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