Descartes theory of mind and body essay plan

Pregunta	Respuesta
Which meditation did Descartes explain the mind and body dualism?	6
Is Descartes a empiricist or a rationalist?	rationalist
What is cogito?	I think, therefore I am
What was the revised cogito?	I think, I exist
What are the characteristics of the body?	uncertain, malleable, mechanism
What are the characteristics of the mind?	Soul, certain, untangle, can exist without the body
What is Leinbez law?	Different properties means different substances
Where do the mind and body interact?	penal gland
What is another way body and mind interact?	intermingling
What is the mind and body problem?	Descartes explains where they interact but not how they interact
What is a problem with dualism?	Occam's razor it is not the simplest solution
Who coined the term 'ghost in the machine' ?	Ryle
What mistake does Ryle accuse Descartes of making?	Category mistake
Example of the category mistake	There are two cows and a pair of cows in a field. Are there then three items in the field?
What does Descartes use as support for his arguments?	GOD
Where is the mind?	Intermingles inside the body, the mind can be in the foot does not have to be in the brain
Does Descartes have a valid argument?	NO!

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