Another Mind-Body Problem

John Harfouch is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama–Huntsville and the coeditor (with Leonard Lawlor) of The Cambridge Foucault Lexicon.

• Acknowledgments Introduction A Racial Non-BeingThe Thesis and Goal of This StudyThe Methodology of a Critical History of the Mind-Body Problem1. Descartes’s Fundamental Mind-Body Problem: The Question of SexThe Distinct Origins of Mind and BodyThe Disposition of the Blood and the Sexual Generation of the UnionThe Racial Legacy of a Genealogical Mind-Body Dualism2.  A Thing Not-Yet Human: Bonnet’s Problem of the EggLeibniz’s History of Mind and BodyThe Not-Yet Human: Bonnet’s History of the Mind-Body UnionA Problem of the Egg3. "All races will be extinguished... only not that of the Whites": A Mind-Body Problem in the Kantian TraditionRacial Mind-Body UnionsThe Overturning of the Mind-Body ProblemSolutions and ExpertsNotes References Index

"Though he does not use the term, Harfouch successfully makes the case that philosophy's white (male) domination and resultant hermeneutical marginalization harms the field. To heal what European hubris has wrought, we must split the field wide open. Harfouch's book offers us a thread through racism's maze of obfuscation and this reviewer recommends it highly." — Susan Peppers-Bates, Journal of the History of Philosophy"…Harfouch has provided an interesting contribution to the history of philosophy and perhaps current topics in philosophy of race … Another Mind-Body Problem will be of interest to feminist scholars engaged in critiques of the legacy of the Cartesian mind-body problem." — Hypatia Reviews Online"The book's most obvious audience includes Descartes scholars, historians of philosophy more generally, contemporary philosophers of mind, and critical race theorists. However, the consequences of Harfouch's work touch the entire field of academic philosophy. Indeed, I think it may be a must-read for all of us, especially those who claim a commitment to making philosophy more diverse." — Julie Walsh, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews"Harfouch has written an important book on the intersection of race and the Western construction of the mind-body problem … This book is a significant resource for theorists dealing with race and decolonization issues, but it is more significant for the critique of philosophy itself and the continued teaching of mind-body issues. Readers will need some knowledge of philosophy, but the volume is in general accessible. It should be required reading for scholars of philosophy. Harfouch establishes a logically strong argument and makes a unique contribution to the field." — CHOICE