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Question: In dualism about the mind and body a more plausible view than the view that we are purely physical beings? Give reason for your answer.

Dualism is the view that you consist of a body plus a soul, physicalism is the view that your mental life consists of physical processes in your brain. I hold the position that Physicalism is more plausible than dualism, my argument will be to look at Nagel's opinions of both the philosophies and then draw my own conclusion about which is more plausible and finally consider the possibility about whether or not there is an option that a combination of the two could stand with a valid argument.

In considering the view that dualism is a more plausible view than the view that we are purely physical beings, it helps to take regard the writings of various philosophers. Reading the work of other philosophers and using it to come to a conclusion is important when comparing two types of philosophy and which is more plausible. This is......

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