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Full Idea
The Cartesian view is that the interaction problem does arise, but is unsolvable because interaction is miraculous.
Gist of Idea
Cartesians consider interaction to be a miracle
Source
Jerry A. Fodor (The Elm and the Expert [1993], §4)
Book Ref
Fodor,Jerry A.: 'The Elm and the Expert' [MIT 1995], p.82
A Reaction
A rather unsympathetic statement of the position. Cartesians might think that God could explain to us how interaction works. Cartesians are not mysterians, I think, but they see no sign of any theory of interaction.