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geography of body  

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  • The Cartesian dualism between mind (associated with reason and masculinity) and body (associated with passion and femininity) had an immense impact also in geographical thinking and research. The mind is favored over the body because it is the mind that distinguishes human beings from animals and machines. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Body, Geography of]

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