Descartes and 'The Aristotelians' on the Soul as the Life of the Body | Prof. Sarah Byers
The Thomistic Institute
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The Unusual Hypothesis of Vegetative Soul
Aristotelians believe that the changing positions of organs and fluids in the body are mysterious. Descartes says contemporary mechanics have dispelled this mystique. We don't need to invoke soul to explain why the body is alive, he writes.
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