PPT-Substance Dualism

Reading Read Chapter 2 of Kim Can skip or skim over 3546 Read Descartes Selections pgs 115 in the reader Focus especially on pages 13 57 and 12 14 The mind body problem The mystery is how minds could possibly arise out of seemingly mindless matter. Corporate Chartering and Federalism: . A New View. Comments by. Luca . Enriques. University of Oxford Faculty of Law. ECGI. Mkt for corp. law as a case of “happenstance reg. dualism”. US firms choose politically malleable home state or market-oriented Delaware. The reading for today is Ch. 1 of . Philosophy of Mind: A Beginner’s Guide. .. Substances and Properties. The . properties. of a thing are the ways that that thing is, the . features. , . characteristics. 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. Very few arguments have no contact at all with experience. Most attempt to make sense of experience. W beautiful or elegant? Or is aesthetics entirely a matter of subjective taste, so there is no suc Corporate Chartering and Federalism: . A New View. Comments by. Luca . Enriques. University of Oxford Faculty of Law. ECGI. Mkt for corp. law as a case of “happenstance reg. dualism”. US firms choose politically malleable home state or market-oriented Delaware. 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. Substance dualism. Substance dualism: minds are not bodies, not parts of bodies, nor properties of bodies, but distinct substances. for substance dualism. 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. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. Metaphysics. What is the fundamental nature of reality?. Ontology: What exists?. What is the nature of what exists?. What is the mind or mental properties?. Start with substance and properties. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. Substance and properties. A substance is an entity, a thing, that does not depend on another entity for its continued existence. . It has ‘ontological independence. 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. . Read through your answers again first. . Look at the feedback you’ve been given – where were you mistaken? What did you need to include to push yourself to full marks?. Make sure you are clear on any issues you had.. Spring 2013. Professor Jason Tougaw. David Lodge’s . Thinks…,. . “the Mind-Body Problem,”. and the Liberal Arts. The Liberal Arts. A Liberal Arts . education. . involves the study of a collection of intellectual fields designed to find and make meaning (as opposed to training students in the skills of a particular profession). These fields include the .