Transcription of Mind body dualism - Blutner
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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.
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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