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Descartes- Mind And Body

Examine Descartes¡¦ account of the relationship between the mind and body. Do you find his arguments convincing?

Descartes (1596-1650) is generally considered to be one of the most influential philosophers of the modern Western world. He has been called ¡¥the founder of modern philosophy¡¦ as he was the first man of any influence in philosophy to be interested and affected by physics and astronomy, as well as refusing to accept views of his predecessors, preferring to work out everything for himself. He was the first man to attempt this since Aristotle, and there is ¡¥a freshness about his work that is not to be found in any eminent previous philosopher since Plato.¡¦ Tarnas says: ¡¥To begin by doubting everything was the necessary first step, for he wished to sweep away all the past presumptions now confusing human knowledge and to isolate only those truths he himself could directly experience as indubitable.¡¦ This questioning and sceptical nature meant that......


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