René Descartes: Dualism, Reflexes, and Living Machines

Today we discuss René Descartes' lasting influence on psychology.
Cogito ergo sum, y'all.
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[jennifercolby]

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[cornellanthony]

The placebo effect is a direct counter to arguments in favor of monism

[saysHotdogs]

So Descartes' withdrawal reflex depended on a source organ, namely the brain, to work correctly? I'm trying to see why Whytt's demonstration of reflexes in decapitated animals disprove's Descartes' theory. I'm guessing because Descartes insisted the process needed the brain?
Now that I write it out, it does seem like the most logical explanation. Durr lol