Descartes' views on mind, body and substance dualism

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10/07/2009

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Table of Contents Descartes' views on mind, body and substance dualism Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. Mind as mental substance
  3. Method of conceiving the mind and body
  4. The faculty of imagination
  5. Differing essences of the mind and body
  6. Conclusion
  7. Bibliography

Abstract

French philosopher descartes makes it very clear, when making the comparison between body and mind, two substances which he calls the 'thinking thing' (res cogitans) and the 'extended thing' (res extensa), that these two parts of the human experience are very different. In this sense, we cannot, according to descartes, assume that they are created of the same substances. mind and body, in his view, are separate. This viewpoint is based on the observation that the body is composed of matter. Matter can be described. It has measurable qualities, dimensions, and tangibly experienced through the five senses. mind, in the other hand, has the opposite qualities. It cannot be seen, it has no physical dimensions. It is unchanging, and yet at the same time without limit.

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