# Mind, Matter, and Mechanism

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Descartes characterizes mind by thought and matter by extension, producing a dualism that makes their interaction difficult to explain. His natural philosophy describes physical processes through matter in motion under general laws, while still assigning experience a role in investigating nature.

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