Demonstrates The Profound Overlap Of Philosophy''s Mind-body Problem And Various Racist Doctrines Found In Thinkers Ranging From Descartes To Kant.the Mind-body Problem In Philosophy Is Typically Understood As A Discourse Concerning The Relation Of Mental States To Physical States, And The Experience Of Sensation. On This Level It Seems To Transcend Issues Of Race And Racism, But Another Mind-body Problem Demonstrates That Racial Distinctions Have Been An Integral Part Of The Discourse Since The Modern Period In Philosophy. Reading Figures Such As Descartes, Leibniz, And Kant In Their Historical Contexts, John Harfouch Uncovers Discussions Of Mind And Body That Engaged Closely With Philosophical And Scientific Notions Of Race In Metaphysics And The Philosophy Of Mind, In Particular In Understanding How The Mind Unites With The Body At Birth And Is Then Passed On Through Sexual Reproduction.