The pineal gland as the seat of the soul (René Descartes): History of reception, enlightenment, and consequences of a famous error
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René Descartes (1596-1650) was a brilliant thinker whose ideas are still reflected upon today. The Cartesian view that the pineal gland is the seat of the soul was criticized early on by Thomas Willis, Baruch Spinoza, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, and Immanuel K... ...
