A major philosophical debate in the 19th century was focused on the relationship between the brain and the mind.The philosopher and theory that were primarily associated with fueling this debate were
A) Descartes and his theory that all mental processing and functions of the body could be understood through naturalistic terms and there was no need to explain brain functions through divine influence.
B) Locke and his philosophy that all knowledge is gained directly through sense experience.
C) Locke and his philosophy that knowledge is innate.
D) Descartes and his theory that higher mental powers such as rationality were the result of divine influence while lower mental processing and functions of the body could be understood in naturalistic or mechanical terms.
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