Full Idea
It is Descartes who ratifies the idea that nature is devoid of thought.
Gist of Idea
Nature is devoid of thought
Source
report of René Descartes (works [1643]) by Quentin Meillassoux - After Finitude; the necessity of contingency 5
Book Reference
Meillassoux: 'After Finitude: the necessity of contingency', ed/tr. Brassier,R [Bloomsbury 2008], p.124
A Reaction
His dualism is crucial, along with his ontological argument, because they make all mentality supernatural. Remember, for Descartes animals are mindless machines.