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Do you have a reference for "when the brain was drives and pulleys"? I've never heard of such a theory.
by alphydan 9y ago
Do you have a reference for "when the brain was drives and pulleys"? I've never heard of such a theory.
- Eddh 9y agoI think he's referring to this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanism_(philosophy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanism_(philosophy) In particular, this Descartes quote "I should like you to consider that these functions (including passion, memory, and imagination) follow from the mere arrangement of the machine’s organs every bit as naturally as the movements of a clock or other automaton follow from the arrangement of its counter-weights and wheels."