Descartes: entre la psicología racional y la antropología filosófica

The purpose of this study is to discuss the Cartesian relationship between rational psychology and philosophical anthropology which originates from the concept of substance. The ontological dualism between the two finite substances (res cogitans and res extensa) specifically introduced in the Metaph...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Cebrecos Bravo, Fermín
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad de Lima
Repositorio:ULIMA-Institucional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ulima.edu.pe:20.500.12724/2255
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12724/2255
https://doi.org/10.26439/persona2014.n017.286
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Antropología filosófica
Racionalidad
Philosophical anthropology
Rationality
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Sumario:The purpose of this study is to discuss the Cartesian relationship between rational psychology and philosophical anthropology which originates from the concept of substance. The ontological dualism between the two finite substances (res cogitans and res extensa) specifically introduced in the Metaphysical Meditations is significantly restricted in two further works, the Traité de l’homme and De passionibus animae, in which there is an explicit reference to the pineal gland as the physical contact between mind and body. In this sense, Descartes in his search for an explanation of the mind-body interaction from a physiological point of view promotes a middle ground between a rational psychology, which defines human nature solely as a soul, and a philosophical anthropology, which view human beings as a psychosomatic unity.