{"product_id":"on-descartes-passive-thought-jean-luc-marion-9780226192581","title":"On Descartes' Passive Thought: The Myth of Cartesian Dualism","description":"\u003ci\u003eOn Descartes' Passive Thought\u003c\/i\u003e is the culmination of a life-long reflection on the philosophy of Descartes by one of the most important living French philosophers. In it, Jean-Luc Marion examines anew some of the questions left unresolved in his previous books about Descartes, with a particular focus on Descartes's theory of morals and the passions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Descartes has long been associated with mind-body dualism, but Marion argues here that this is a historical misattribution, popularized by Malebranche and popular ever since both within the academy and with the general public. Actually, Marion shows, Descartes held a holistic conception of body and mind\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHe called it the \u003ci\u003emeum corpus, \u003c\/i\u003e a passive mode of thinking, which implies far more than just pure mind--rather, it signifies a mind directly connected to the body: the human being that I am. Understood in this new light, the Descartes Marion uncovers through close readings of works such as \u003ci\u003ePassions of the Soul \u003c\/i\u003eresists prominent criticisms leveled at him by twentieth-century figures like Husserl and Heidegger, and even anticipates the non-dualistic, phenomenological concepts of human being discussed today. This is a momentous book that no serious historian of philosophy will be able to ignore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean-Luc Marion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022619258X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226192581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018","brand":"Jean-Luc Marion","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46545633280255,"sku":"9780226192581","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1dace892-fb1a-43d4-a114-6b2b9b226a08.jpg?v=1738182963","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-descartes-passive-thought-jean-luc-marion-9780226192581","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}