Dualism Flashcards
A philosophical position that there is a radical difference between mind and matter.
Dualism
Where does the word “Dualism” derive from?
“Dua”, “Dual”, or “Duo” meaning “Two”
A human person is a…
Duality
What are the two types of Dualism?
Substance Dualism and Property Dualism
A kind of Dualism that says there exists two kinds of substance.
Substance Dualism
What are two types of substances?
Physical (body) and Non-Physical (mind)
What are the two substances in Plato’s Dualism?
Body and Soul
Likened to a soul and is the confinement or prison of it. Known to be LIMITED.
Body
Likened to a chariot, compelled to investigate the truth by the means of prison. Aims to disassociate from its confinement as far as possible and turn its attention to the contemplation of the intelligible. SOURCE OF ALL ACTIVITIES
Soul
French Philosopher who claimed Truth must be anchored in an indestructible criterion which is anchored to the principles of mathematics.
Rene Descartes
A thing that thinks.
Man
What are the two substances in Descartes’ Dualism.
Body and Mind
An extended substance or thing, an extension of the thinking thing.
Res Extensa - Body
Thinking Substance, the only thing that defines man.
Res Cogitans - Mind
Mind and Body are distinct entities. Body is divisible and mind is indivisible.
Argument of Indivisibility
