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Blutner /Philosophy of Mind/Mind & body /Cartesian dualism 1 Mind & body Cartesian dualism The great philosophical distinction between mind and body can be traced to the Greeks Ren Descartes (1596-1650), French mathematician, philosopher, and physiologist gave the first systematic account of the mind/ body relationship. He claimed that minds and brains are substances of different kind. Cartesian dualism = dualism of substances Blutner /Philosophy of Mind/Mind & body /Cartesian dualism 2 What are substances in Descartes sense? 1. Individual things* that can exist independently (this excludes shadows) 2. Most substances are complex; they are composed of other substances. 3. Substances enter into relationships with other substances (being part, causality) 4. Substances have properties, but they are more than bundles of properties 5.
Blutner/Philosophy of Mind/Mind & Body/Cartesian dualism 1 Mind & Body Cartesian Dualism The great philosophical distinction betweenmind and body can be …
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