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This edition: Is Mind Distinct From Body?





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Episode Details

Examines how Descartes' dualistic view has been subject to waves of attacks from materialism, including present exponents of artificial intelligence and neuroscience. The program features commentary by John Searle, Daniel Dennett, Paul Churchland, and various other philosophers.

  • About this series

  • The Examined Life brings learners the philosophic wisdom of the western world in 26 half-hour programs.
    Each episode examines the "Great Questions" that have intrigued philosophers from antiquity to the present. Using writings of past philosophers and interviews with contemporary philosophers, the series underscores how these classic questions still reverberate in modern man.

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