A Challenge To Materialism
Cartesian Dualism Challenged
In this paper, I will examine the issues of individuation and identity in Descartes' philosophy of mind-body dualism. I will begin by addressing the framework of Cartesian dualism. Then I will examine the problems of individuation and identity as they relate to Descartes. Hopefully, after explaining Descartes' reasoning and subsequently offering my response, I can show with some degree of confidence that the issues of individuation and identity offer a challenge to the Cartesians' premise of mind-body dualism.
Before diving into a critical examination of these two issues, it would be wise to first discuss the basis of Descartes' philosophy. Descartes begins his discussion of mind by first disregarding everything that he can call into doubt. After this mental cleansing, Descartes is left only with the maxim that I cannot doubt that I am doubting.' From this conclusion, Descartes states that some entity must be doing this doubting, and claims......
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