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This 4 page paper examines the theory in two parts: I. Descartes' central argument for dualism. II. One Objection to Descartes' central argument for dualism. The second section contains a thoughtful inquiry into the concept. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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there is body, mind and some other dimension. If one can witness his or her own thoughts, who is doing the witnessing? But traditionally, philosophy has considered the mind/body problem
and Descartes has a particular argument for his embrace of dualism. Descartes believed that mind and body are separate and distinct ("Rene," 2005). He held that the mind and
body are different, and ideally separable ("Rene," 2005). In respect to dualism, Descartes suggests that a unique idea to come from his own mind would never include
ideas of imagination, appetite, purposeful bodily movement, sensation, or emotions ("Rene," 2005). The author argues that even if he did not have any of those things, he would still be
himself ("Rene," 2005). Here, the argument surrounds the idea of personhood and what is means to be a particular human being. People are not like peas or grapes. They are
unique and have a unique makeup. The philosopher explains that one cannot take that argument and turn it inside out. In essence, the reverse would not be true as it
is not possible to see sensation or imagination or purposeful movement without a mind ("Rene," 2005). These things are related to the body but the are not only of
the body ("Rene," 2005). The mind controls these things. Mind also cannot be "thought without it thinking" ("Rene," 2005). One may want to put Descartes argument in a simpler form:
"Descartes, who argues that as a subject of conscious thought and experience, he cannot consist simply of spatially extended matter. His essential nature must be non-material, even if in fact
he (his soul) is intimately connected with his body" (Honderich, 1995, p.206). II. One Objection to Descartes central argument for dualism Once again, the idea of dualism
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