PPT-Doubting Mind-Body Dualism

By Cassandra Gill Thesis Descartes argues that the mind is a distinctive thing existing entirely separate from the body while Descartes argument is very methodical and carefully crafted his conclusion is not as certain as he believes it to be. Reading. Read Chapter 2 of Kim (Can skip or skim over 35-46). Read Descartes Selections (. pgs. 1-15) in the reader. . Focus . especially on pages 1-3, 5-7 and 12. -14.. The mind body problem. The mystery is how minds could possibly arise out of seemingly mindless matter.. Introduction to Philosophy. Jason M. Chang. Lecture outline. Mind/body dualism. Materialism views. Behaviorism. Mind-brain identity theory. About this view. Dominant historical view. Common sense view today. dos . Cristãos. . Resgatados. de Deus em Angola. RCCG – City Church Luanda . Sul. www.citychurchluanda.org. Sunday. School. DOUBTS. .. . . . DOUBTS. Memory Verse: . Matthew 14:31. “. 31 . . - Lk. 1:5-25. John the Baptizer is Born . . . - . Lk. 1:5-25 . Great Servant of the . Lord. Nazarite . Vow. Filled w/Holy . Spirit. The Forerunner to the . Messiah. The Second Elijah . His Mission – The Same as Elijah. The . Conceivability. Argument. I can conceive of myself existing without my body.. If (1), then I could exist without my body.. My body could not exist without my body.. [So] I am not identical to my body.. To understand what is meant by epiphenomenalism and issues with it.. Key Words. Objections to substance dualism. Epiphenomenalist dualism. epiphenomenalist dualism. Causal redundancy. You need. Lacewing book. Descartes. Philosophy 224. Rene Descartes. Descartes was born in 1591 in La . Haye. , France. He died in 1650 in Sweden.. Educated by the Jesuits, he was dissatisfied with the products of what was at the time the best education possible.. Philosophy of Mind. e. pistemology. episteme. knowledge. m. etaphysics. a. fter . Physics. matter, causation, possibility . I am, I exist, is necessarily true each time it is expressed by me, or . conceived . Descartes. Philosophy 224. Rene Descartes. Descartes was born in 1591 in La . Haye. , France. He died in 1650 in Sweden.. Educated by the Jesuits, he was dissatisfied with the products of what was at the time the best education possible.. René. . Descartes. Principles of Philosophy. (1644). #1. THAT in order to seek truth, it is necessary once in the course of our life, to doubt, as far as possible, of all things.. #2. That we ought also to consider as false all that is doubtful.. Dualism. Learning Outcomes. To be able to understand the concept of dualism.. To be able to analyse views on what makes us human. . There is a variety of ideas about survival after death. In our children. The view that mind and body. are distinct and separate . entities. . This is a compromise position between _________ dualism and materialism. This suggests that while there exists only one kind of substance, there are fundamental differences in the properties of mind and matter. . The Mind-Body Problem N ormal day-to-day activities seem at first very ordinary : You are reading a book and eating an apple. You don’t need to read aloud—you read in your mind. Take a bite of your apple and taste that sweet apple taste. The Mind-Body Problem N ormal day-to-day activities seem at first very ordinary : You are reading a book and eating an apple. You don’t need to read aloud—you read in your mind. Take a bite of your apple and taste that sweet apple taste.