DESCARTES AND LOCKE (Knowledge) One of the most important branches in philosophy‚ is Epistemology‚ which means‚ theory of knowledge. So far‚ philosophers have made many attempts to discover the source of knowledge‚ the standards or criteria by which we can judge the reliability of knowledge. We tend to be satisfied with think what we know about almost everything‚ even though sometimes we are shocked to discover that something that we thought it was sure and certain
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logically questioned in the last 400 years starting with Descartes who thought that human beings do have an immaterial mind (mind and body dualism). However‚ in the face of recent discoveries in neuroscience‚ it is not possible to maintain the theory of mind and body dualism as neuroscience has proved the brain to be the seat of mental faculties that are believed by dualist to come from the mind. First of all let us talk about mind body dualism in order to fully understand why it is now an obsolete
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In the 17th century‚ Descartes presented the philosophy of Cartesian Dualism‚ with the trademark of “I think therefore I am”. Cartesian Dualism is fundamentally saying that the mind‚ which is an active substance‚ and the body‚ a passive substance‚ combine to make the living human. Thus‚ believing that the mind directly and absolutely affects the body‚ and any physical variation that may occur‚ while also believing that the body and physical aspects can have an affect on the mind. In Franz Kafka’s
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Question: "Descartes ’ dualist theory of Mind and Body has difficulty explaining how the two interact. What is the problem? Explain and evaluate Descartes ’ attempts to overcome it." Introduction René Descartes (1596-1650) is known as the "Founder of Modern Philosophy" and the "Cartesian Dualism" although he was also an outstanding mathematician and scientist for his time. Influenced by notable Western philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle‚ who maintained that man ’s intelligence could not
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a. Descartes has doubts about all of his former opinions and the entire edifice built upon them and goes on a search for a new foundation in sciences. He rejects everything he was received‚ taught or believed. Anything that is not entirely certain and indubitable is to be is to be rejected as false. There is doubt about knowledge through senses because they can be deceiving. But some things are certain. The argument of the dream focuses on common sense certainties. We have similar representations
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and dualism‚ both of which are seemingly the most different of the stances that one could possibly take on the problem. Materialism sticks to an extremely strict viewpoint that a person and his or her identity‚ mind‚ and entire being consists of his or her body. On the other hand‚ dualism suggests a more mysterious and‚ at times‚ religious or spiritual approach where the body and mind are two separate entities that somehow interact with each other. Personally‚ while I find the idea of dualism fascinating
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brain/body and the nonphysical mind. The proposition of substance dualism‚ when speaking of matters of the mind is an argument questioning whether the nonphysical mind and the physical body are identical substances‚ or as the
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They both see dualism in a different way. Descartes think that the body and the mind are two different things .He also thinks that it is very possible for one to exist without the other one. For Seale‚ it is completely the opposite. He said that the mind and body are the same thing. 2) For Thomas‚the way he sees then mind is emotions‚ thoughts and even ideas and the only thing that is in the body is moton and it was different for Berkeley. 3) Yes‚ it does imply to it because we let ourselves get
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cording to Rene Descartes there is a dualism to an individual‚ the physical body and the mind‚ and while they may be connected they are separate to each other. The movie Ma vice la rose deals with the same issue of dualism between the mind and the body‚ only it is in one individual.The young French boy in the movie is confused about his identity‚ as he believes his mind does not match his body and believes himself to be a girl. While Descarte lived in a separate time when this situation of Transgender
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In the sixth meditation‚ Descartes presents an argument regarding mind and body dualism: the mind and body are utterly distinct. He holds that they are both discrete and that the mind is a purely nonphysical substance. His argument attempts to show and validate that the mind is a completely separate and distinct entity from the body and that he can exist without it. First‚ he makes the claim that God is omnipotent‚ yet a good and pure God; therefore‚ if Descartes is strongly inclined to believe
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