Descartes Flashcards

1
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saw animals as

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machines

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2
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Contrast to Aristotle

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overturned 3 types of soles

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3
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Reflex-arc (S-R) model

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all animals are machines,behave in automatic ways

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4
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ŸHydraulic model

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environmental forces, stimulate nerves in the body, causes spinal fluid to rush to the brain and the organism moves, all animal behavior and involuntary human behavior

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5
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free will

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humans have and distinguishes us from animals

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6
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Humans have souls

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in pineal gland,can intervene to affect behavior by shunting human spirits in different direction

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7
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ŸLocated in the pineal gland

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thought to be located in center of brain, unique to humans, surrounded by human spirits(cerebral spinal fluid)

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8
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quote

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“Two different principles of movement are to be distinguished—the one entirely mechanical and the other incorporeal (that is to say, mind or soul…)”

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