Mind Body Soul - Extra Paras

Question 1

dualism def

Answer 1

theory the mind and matter are made up of 2 sep entities joined only while body functions

🗣+🏃🏻‍♂️ ONLY WHILE

Question 2

materialism def

Answer 2

human beings 1 sub ONLY (physical body)

consciousness= no more than electro-chemical events in brain
🦠🧠🦠

Question 3

a further elaboration on a dualists rejection of RYLE CAT ERROR

dualists: mental events have sub quals, cannot reduce to physical!!! ……

Answer 3

EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST
emotions rise🎢🎢🎢
to physical symptoms (adrenaline rush when frightened)
+
how mental thoughts result in physical actions
🧠-walk! ———> 🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️

prob of interaction difficult to avoid, they have no satisfactory A

Question 4

Interaction - dualists v materialists (builds on other interaction issues)

Answer 4

Descartes: M+B although distinct subs intetact w pineal gland
🛋of soul

“singularity of it strongly suggests connecting 📍between mat person + immat soul”

SIMPLY NAMING POINT WHERE SIM TAKES PLACE DOESNT ANSWER Q OF HOW THEY INTERACT
merely asserts
w/o formal exp for how MB interact..👔🎩

Flew cheshire cat-imposs for 😁 to exist on own, idea appeals to sense of humour!🤣absurd to talk of grins w/o faces

Question 5

Language use - dualism pointing flaw in materialism

Answer 5

emily + emily’s body not used in same way
“ems bod went to…” implies mind went elsewhere?
this demonstrates when we are living feeling beings~ more than bod🔮🔮

USE OF LANG DOES NOT EST ANYTHING MORE THAN SLOPPY USE
flew+ryle+ari- emily’s identity

Question 6

extra sub dualism criticism- “minds essential prop thinking”

Answer 6

damage to parts of 🧠 make someone unable to think - alterations in body can affect prop of mind

so this essential property is not indep of the body, so our minds are NOT INDEP OF BODY