Finger S
Department of Psychology and Program in Neural Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO. 63130, USA.
J Hist Neurosci. 1995 Sep-Dec;4(3-4):166-82. doi: 10.1080/09647049509525637.
René Descartes presented a number of reasons for his choice of the pineal gland as a logical place for the soul to interact with the physical machinery of the body. It is often stated that one of his reasons was that he believed animals do not have pineal glands, whereas humans alone possess a soul and this small structure. This is a misinterpretation of Descartes. The philosopher knew that barnyard and other animals possess pineal glands, having seen this with his own eyes. His point was that the pineal is unique in humans only because of a special function - acting as the seat for the rational soul.
勒内·笛卡尔提出了诸多理由，说明他为何选择松果体作为灵魂与身体物理机制相互作用的合理位置。人们常说，他的理由之一是，他认为动物没有松果体，而只有人类拥有灵魂和这个小结构。这是对笛卡尔的误解。这位哲学家知道，家畜和其他动物都有松果体，这是他亲眼所见。他的观点是，松果体在人类中独一无二，只是因为它具有一种特殊功能——作为理性灵魂的所在。
