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Plato
'the body is a source of endless trouble'
The Republic
400 BC
Aristotle
'it is clear that the soul is inseparable from the body'
300 BC
Descartes (dualism)
The argument from doubt
Meditations on First Philosophy
Descartes (dualism)
The argument from divisibility and non-divisibility
'There is a great difference between the mind and the body'
Descartes (dualism)
The argument from clear and distinct perception
Issues with Descartes' dualism
Gilbert Ryle
Descartes (interactionism)
(For a body/soul relationship)
Physicalism
(there is no body/soul relationship)
Is dualism still a valid option?
Dual-aspect monism
Personal identity as PHYSICAL
Derek Parfit
Bundle Theory
Daniel Dennet
Reincarnation of the soul