The metaphysics of consciousness: Substance dualism (Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Substance dualism definition
Substance dualism definition
Mind & body are 2 distinct substances w/ distinct properties
Why substance dualists say mind & body are separate
Why substance dualists say mind & body are separate
Body is material w/ form; soul immaterial - can't be same
Descartes' book on certainty
Descartes' book on certainty
The Meditations
Question Descartes explored in The Meditations
Question Descartes explored in The Meditations
What, if anything, can I know for certain?
Hyperbolic doubt
Hyperbolic doubt
Descartes' method of radical/extreme doubt to find certainty
Descartes' view on empirical knowledge
Descartes' view on empirical knowledge
Cannot trust it - senses have deceived him before
Evil demon in Descartes' argument
Evil demon in Descartes' argument
Could manipulate mind to believe false mathematical truths
Why Descartes can't be certain he has a body
Why Descartes can't be certain he has a body
Only knows body empirically - can't lead to certain truth
Cogito ergo sum
Cogito ergo sum
I think therefore I am
Cogito argument core idea
Cogito argument core idea
Because he's a thinking being, his mind must exist
Why Descartes is a substance dualist
Why Descartes is a substance dualist
Can't be certain body exists but certain mind does - must be different substances
Organ Descartes thought connected soul & body
Organ Descartes thought connected soul & body
Pineal gland
Animal spirits in Descartes' view
Animal spirits in Descartes' view
In pineal gland; control imagination, senses, movement, memory
Descartes' name for pineal gland
Descartes' name for pineal gland
The principle seat of the soul
What is the pineal gland?
What is the pineal gland?
Small organ in centre of brain