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7 pages in length. After originally attempting to doubt everything it is possible to doubt in the Meditations, Descartes goes on to conclude that he knows without a doubt that his mind is really distinct from his body. Reading the Meditations enables the student to gain a significantly better perspective of Descartes' intent, leading one to come to the ultimate conclusion that the mind is really distinct from one's body by applying his theory of the Other Mind. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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intent, leading one to come to the ultimate conclusion that the mind is really distinct from ones body by applying his theory of the Other Mind. Bibliography lists 2
sources. TLCDesct.rtf DESCARTES "MEDITATIONS": MIND/BODY DISTINCTION by (c) October 2001 paper properly!
I. INTRODUCTION After originally attempting to doubt everything it is possible to doubt in the Meditations, Descartes goes on to conclude that he
knows without a doubt that his mind is really distinct from his body. Reading the Meditations enables the student to gain a significantly better perspective of Descartes intent,
leading one to come to the ultimate conclusion that the mind is really distinct from ones body by applying his theory of the Other Mind. II. THE OTHER MIND
The other mind concept has long intrigued philosophers and scientists alike, inasmuch as it is an illusive notion. Indeed, to consider that
there are other minds besides ones own is a theory that not only requires abstract thought, but it also demands that individuals look beyond their own myopic existence. Can
conscious experience be separate from the brain, and can conscious experience wield causal influence over brain activity, as well as physical behavior? It has been surmised that conscious experience
can, indeed, exist apart from the brain, inasmuch as there are separate yet interwoven mental and physical worlds. However, the other conjecture contends that there is just one world
where physical entities exist. "Firstly, how do I come to believe that there are minds in the world other than my own? Secondly, how can I justify my
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