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| Trialism in philosophy was introduced by John Cottingham as an alternative interpretation of the mind–body dualism of Descartes. \\ | Trialism in philosophy was introduced by John Cottingham as an alternative interpretation of the mind–body dualism of Descartes. \\ | ||
| - | Trialism keeps the two substances of mind and body, but introduces a third substance, sensation, belonging to the union of mind and body. This allows animals, which do not think like humans, to be regarded as having sensations and not as being mere automata.[citation needed] | + | Trialism keeps the two substances of mind and body, but introduces a third substance, sensation, belonging to the union of mind and body. This allows animals, which do not think like humans, to be regarded as having sensations and not as being mere automata. |
| **Background** \\ | **Background** \\ | ||