Geulincx

[ Flemish gœ-lingks ]

/ Flemish ˈgœ lɪŋks /

Arnold, 1624?–69, Belgian philosopher.

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We see from this that Geulincx has carried to its limit the dualistic basis of Descartes.
A History of Philosophy in Epitome|Albert Schwegler
According to Geulincx neither the soul works immediately upon the body, nor the body immediately upon the soul.
A History of Philosophy in Epitome|Albert Schwegler
Once more God intervenes to solve the difficulty, but after a fashion much less crude than the miraculous apparatus of Geulincx.
History of Modern Philosophy|Alfred William Benn
While Descartes called the union of mind and matter a conjunction through power, Geulincx named it a miracle.
A History of Philosophy in Epitome|Albert Schwegler

Whereas Descartes made the union between them a violent collocation, Geulincx practically called it a miracle.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various