PPT-Descartes’ indivisibility argument

for substance dualism Michael Lacewing enquiriesalevelphilosophycouk c Michael Lacewing Substance dualism Substance dualism there are two sorts of substance mind or soul and matter Minds are distinct from bodies. ent And Why We Might Be Page 1 of 9 Descartes’ Dreaming Argument Richmond Journal of Philosophy 8 (Winter 2004) James Hill It is because the narrator is a kind of philosophical everyman, tha To be able to explain the claim that the mind is ontologically distinct from the body;. To understand Descartes’ conceivability argument for substance dualism and some issues with it. Key Words. Substance dualism. 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.. 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.. James C. Blackmon. Descartes on the External World. Skepticism and Foundationalism. An “Argument” for Skepticism. To know that P requires that P is justified by some reason R.. But for R to justify P, R must be known.. Meditation One: Concerning Those Things Which Can Be Called Into Doubt. Section 18. Descartes realizes his opinions may be false.. He feels compelled to “raze” his prior knowledge to the ground and build it back up (Yoda-like).. JTB account is only a definition of . propositional . knowledge. . Explain precisely what it is about the JTB account that Gettier is critiquing.. You can use other examples of Gettier cases if . Gettier’s. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. (c) Michael Lacewing. Substance dualism. Substance dualism. : there are two sorts of substance, mind (or soul) and matter. Minds. are distinct from bodies. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. © Michael Lacewing. Descartes’ question. Cosmological arguments usually ask ‘why does anything exist’?. Descartes doubts the existence of everything, and offers his cosmological argument after showing only that he exists.. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. (c) Michael Lacewing. Descartes’ question. Cosmological arguments usually ask ‘why does anything exist’?. Descartes doubts the existence of everything, and offers his cosmological argument after showing only that he exists. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. Descartes’ question. Cosmological arguments usually ask ‘why does anything exist’?. Descartes doubts the existence of everything, and offers his cosmological argument after showing only that he . Perceptual . Knowledge. The Goal. Descartes wanted certainty.. How can we know, for sure, that science is on a sure footing?. How do we guard against discovering, centuries from now, we were wrong about basic observations on which science is built?. Philosophy and Scholasticism Sarah Venable Course : Philosophy 301 Instructor : Dr. Barbara Forrest Assignment : Research Paper For centuries, the Roman Catholic Church completely dominated European t according to which there also exist thinking substances or souls Finally a 3 Indeed Florka 2001 argues for the stronger view that Descartes rejected sy