Body and Soul
Lucretius (Book Three, lines 800-2):
It's really quite stupid to suppose
That mortal and immortal can be joined
And feel as one and act upon each other.
Remarkably, this "stupid" idea became a mainstream of Western philosophy thanks to Rene Descartes.
It's really quite stupid to suppose
That mortal and immortal can be joined
And feel as one and act upon each other.
Remarkably, this "stupid" idea became a mainstream of Western philosophy thanks to Rene Descartes.