Should we, as human beings, think of ourselves as made out of two different substances, like Decartes argued? Or are you persuaded by the arguments of physicalism that we are purely physical beings?
If you agree with Descartes, how would you explain the fact that our mental life seems to be very closely connected to a physical organ, namely the brain. If you agree with physicalism, how do you explain the fact that our mental life seems to be like nothing else in the physical world (think of how unique something like consciousness is, for example).
Write your thoughts on these issues.
If you agree with Descartes, how would you explain the fact that our mental life seems to be very closely connected to a physical organ, namely the brain. If you agree with physicalism, how do you explain the fact that our mental life seems to be like nothing else in the physical world (think of how unique something like consciousness is, for example).
Write your thoughts on these issues.
the definition of dualism is The division of something conceptually into two opposed or contrasted aspects, or the state of being so divided
and also the definition of physicalism is a philosophical position holding that everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical property; that is, that there are no kinds of things other than physical things.
I agree to the ideas of Descartes that mentality and physical being is divided two different things. Descartes was a catholic that's why It was more convincing for him because as we know in Christian Theology, you can clearly see what's good and what's evil and also light and the darkness, sheeps and goats saints and sinners. It sees the world in a very divided sight.
However, the reason why I agree to Descartes' dualism is I believe there is something that could resist orders from brain, so-called free will. I know this society is more opened to the thoughts of physicalism and doesn't really adapt dualism just because most of people think that when we need to make a decision or simply when we need to choose something we do not choose something according to our free will because we depend too much on act of our brain and also the word 'free' means 'Not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes' but when we choose something we always reason and consider various things so we are already under control by those things that you consider in your mind or brain. well, that is very convincing and I do not want to put things this way .... but we all acknowledge the existence of free will from deep inside our hearts.
In addition, what physicalists claim is too weak to explain every human being's individual patterns of behavior because there will always be an exception. In other words, we need something other than physical being to explain this and from this fact we can say that mental world which is not hindered by any factors from outside of your mental system exist.
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