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Philosopher Barry Smith on Descartes and Consciousness

A History of Ideas by BBC

Apr 17, 201512:58Society & Culture

Rene Descartes, one of the most influential philosophers ever, thought the mind was like an open book that could be read by the light of reason. So there was nothing that we could not access or examine in our own minds....

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Philosopher Barry Smith on Descartes and Consciousness is an episode from A History of Ideas by BBC. Rene Descartes, one of the most influential philosophers ever, thought the mind was like an open book that could be read by the light of re...

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Published Apr 17, 2015, 12:58 long, audio available.