Ideas from 'Machine Man' by Julien Offray de La Mettrie [1747], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Machine Man and Other Writings' by La Mettrie,Julien Offray de (ed/tr Thomson,Ann) [CUP 1996,0-521-47849-9]].

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15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 2. Imagination

7647	The imagination alone perceives all objects; it is the soul, playing all its roles

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 8. Dualism of Mind Critique

7645	When falling asleep, the soul becomes paralysed and weak, just like the body

17. Mind and Body / C. Functionalism / 2. Machine Functionalism

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The soul's faculties depend on the brain, and are simply the brain's organisation

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 1. Physical Mind

7652	Man is a machine, and there exists only one substance, diversely modified

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / a. Rationality

7650	All thought is feeling, and rationality is the sensitive soul contemplating reasoning

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 6. Artificial Thought / a. Artificial Intelligence

7651	With wonderful new machines being made, a speaking machine no longer seems impossible

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / c. Purpose denied

7648	The sun and rain weren't made for us; they sometimes burn us, or spoil our seeds

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution

7646	There is no abrupt transition from man to animal; only language has opened a gap

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / b. Soul

7649	There is no clear idea of the soul, which should only refer to our thinking part