Having left us with thought (not a soul), and extension (no… - Étienne Gilson

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Having left us with thought (not a soul), and extension (not a body), [Descartes] does not know how to account for the union of soul and body.

Étienne Gilson

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Étienne Gilson (13 June 1884–19 September 1978) was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy.

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Alternative Names: Étienne Henry Gilson

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If there is something more in a living being than a pure mechanism, Descartes is bound in advance to miss it.

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Having left us with thought (not a soul), and extension (not a body), [Descartes] does not know how to account for the union of soul and body. - Étienne Gilson

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