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Old 31-08-2009, 05:54 AM   #10 (permalink)
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However, can say that you have called Descartes Indian about midway through, and Darwin a north Indian naturalist. A novel perspective.

Also, not sure about the audience, but

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As you all know, I could not begin to do a talk about philosophy of mind without mentioning Descartes.
sounds a tad smart-arsey tbh.

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You cannot separate the writing from the pen, Aristotle argued, nor can you separate the soul from the human (until you run out of ink).
stretching the metaphor too much if you meant to say this as a sort of tagged-on joke.

I just skimmed through it - the argument was a bit hard to spot at first, but that might come through clearer in a speech. I think the main points (that this soul shouldn't be thought of as separate) could do with some more reinforcements at strategic points. Sorry to not be more specific, just glad to be finished with these things.
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