Mind and Body
Mind and Body
This chapter examines Rene Descartes' argument for mind–body dualism in Meditation VI, and discusses essence in the argument for dualism and the mind–body composite. It explains that Descartes' view of God has designed the relation of mind to body in such a way that our minds will immediately act to promote the interests of the mind–body composite. The chapter also mentions that Descartes believed that while the mind and body are distinct entities, the mind experiences embodiment.
Keywords: mind–body dualism, Meditation VI, Rene Descartes, dualism, embodiment, mind–body composite
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