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Descartes and occasional causation
British Journal for the History of Philosophy 2 (1):35 – 54 (1994)
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After a brief analysis of the nature of occasional causation, distinguishing it from both efficient causation and the doctrine of occasionalism, it is argued that this model of causation informs Descartes' account of the generation of sensory ideas in the mind. It is further argued that, consequently, Descartes is not an occasionalist on this matterAuthor's Profile
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