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The Worst Excess of Cartesian Dualism

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Human Nature and Natural Knowledge

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Since I cannot separate the influence of Marjorie Grene’s writings and conversation on me from her influence as a human being, I cannot write a paper to be presented to her, even one in which she is referred to in the third person, without addressing it to her. And to address her in the common philosophical mode, even on topics of shared philosophical interest, would be like putting on academic dress to lunch with her at the Algonquin.

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Donagan, A. (1986). The Worst Excess of Cartesian Dualism. In: Donagan, A., Perovich, A.N., Wedin, M.V. (eds) Human Nature and Natural Knowledge. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 89. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5349-9_16

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