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"This book articulates and defends Descartes's dual key project: the separation of human mind and body as distinct substances and their integration into a single human being. The central challenge faced by Descartes's dualism is the prove too much/prove too little dilemma: too k…
The apparent separation of mind and body has vexed philosophers since Descartes first expressed an interest in the paradox. Joseph Almog argues that Descartes resolved the dilemma by treating them as separate yet interdependent.
"In his Meditations, Rene Descartes asks, "what am I?" His initial answer is "a man." But he soon discards it: "But what is a man? Shall I say 'a rational animal'? No: for then I should inquire what an animal is, what rationality is, and in this way one question would lead down …