Question

Louisa is writing an essay that discusses the concept of dualism, which says that the mind and body are separate but connected parts of a person. Which philosopher's writings should Louisa pay special attention to?a) descartes.b) plato.c) aristorle.d) mill.

Answer 1

Answer:

Descartes.

Explanation:

René Descartes was a philosopher that introduced the concept that is now known as "Mind-body dualism" and it says that body and mind refers to different entities that are made of different substances.

Descartes was the first philosopher that talked about this by saying that the mind was an immaterial entity that can imagine, think, generate ideas. While the body is a physical entity governed by the laws of physics.

However, he also said that, in a human being, mind and body, although separated from each other, are somehow related and can influence one another.

In this example, Louisa is writing an essay that discusses the concept of dualism (the mind and body are separate but connected parts of a person). As we said before, this concept was first introduced by Descartes and therefore, she should pay attention to Descartes writings.