Shearon, Tim wrote: > Michael said: > "It is my understanding that Mesmer re--nvented himself in the oerson of > Tim Shearon." > > Michael > > First. I can neither confirm nor deny. . . :) Second, as a material monist, > how in the world does that work? >
Whatever else it might have been, Mesmerism was, a root, a materialist enterprise. Indeed, part of the intense opposition to it was precisely that it proposed that mental phenomena are wholly physical in nature and, thus, controllable by basic physical forces, such as magnetism. Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ "Part of respecting another person is taking the time to criticise his or her views." - Melissa Lane, in a /Guardian/ obituary for philosopher Peter Lipton ================================= --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
