The Ghost in the Machine Fights the Last Battle for the Human Soul

RENE DESCARTES IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

Richard Watson

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A Speculative and Prophetic Lecture Concerning the Future of Philosophy and Neuroscience in Western Civilization at the Dawn of the Third Millennium

Watson is a professor of philosophy at Washington University, St. Louis and author of THE BREAKDOWN OF CARTESIAN METAPHYSICS REPRESENTATIONAL IDEAS FROM PLATO AND PATRICIA CHURCHLAND THE PHILOSOPHER'S DIET--HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT AND CHANGE THE WORLD THE PHILOSOPHER'S JOKE--ESSAYS IN FORM AND CONTENT THE PHILOSOPHER'S DEMISE--LEARNING FRENCH and numerous other books and articles on subjects as wide-ranging as cave exploration and postmodern archeology

October 18, 1999 Monday, 7:30 p.m. EESAT 125

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