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Dicaearchus said soul does not exist, but is just a configuration of the body
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Full Idea:
Dicaearchus advanced the view that mind and soul do not exist; there is only body configured in a certain way.
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From:
report of Dicaearchus (On the Soul (frags) [c.320 BCE]) by William W. Fortenbaugh - Dicaearchus
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A reaction:
Pure eliminativism! It is hard to find even ruthless modern physicalists taking such a bold view. Note that he is a pupil of Aristotle, and this does not sound like a major disagreement with his teacher's views.
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