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Descartes theory of mind and body essay plan
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- 1Which meditation did Descartes explain the mind and body dualism?6
- 2Is Descartes a empiricist or a rationalist?rationalist
- 3What is cogito?I think, therefore I am
- 4What was the revised cogito?I think, I exist
- 5What are the characteristics of the body?uncertain, malleable, mechanism
- 6What are the characteristics of the mind?Soul, certain, untangle, can exist without the body
- 7What is Leinbez law?Different properties means different substances
- 8Where do the mind and body interact?penal gland
- 9What is another way body and mind interact?intermingling
- 10What is the mind and body problem?Descartes explains where they interact but not how they interact
- 11What is a problem with dualism?Occam's razor it is not the simplest solution
- 12Who coined the term 'ghost in the machine' ?Ryle
- 13What mistake does Ryle accuse Descartes of making?Category mistake
- 14Example of the category mistakeThere are two cows and a pair of cows in a field. Are there then three items in the field?
- 15What does Descartes use as support for his arguments?GOD
- 16Where is the mind?Intermingles inside the body, the mind can be in the foot does not have to be in the brain
- 17Does Descartes have a valid argument?NO!
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