Descartes’ idea that the mind and body are separate is called the “mind-body dualism”. Dualism is the state of being divided, meaning that our mind as humans, and our body are not used as one, but accent each other to make us what we are. He has different arguments in Meditations On First Philosophy that the mind is its own thing and different than the body and brain. He reassures that the mind, as we know, is a thing we use to think and the body is not what we use to think. Therefore, making them two completely separate things. He states that the mind cannot be shaped or motioned and the body cannot sense things like the mind can, therefore, making the mind pretty much “invisible” and isolated from the body. There is no real thing or experience
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I believe that the mind is separate from the body. After reading about the sides and different positions, I believe that the mind is not a physical thing. To me, the mind is things that have happened to us. Our emotions, our beliefs and our conscious. It is all the cognitive aspect of it. It is our thinking. I believe our brain is something that we can retrieve things from. It is physically in our body and stores information. While our mind is something that cannot be touched or seen. People assume our brain and our minds are the same thing but one is completely physical, like Descartes says, and one cannot be seen or touched-therefore, not physical. A great example of this is mind over matter. We use our minds to overcome something physical. When people say “it is a mental thing”, they are talking about using their mind separate from their body. People may argue that our body is dependent on the mind to function-or move, or they may think that they complement each other. Meaning that whatever the mind does, the body follows. Since I believe that they are separate, and that our mind is not physical, it would not make sense to think that they have to always work together. I believe that yes, the mind and body do complement each other well, but it does not mean that they are dependent on one another. A minor example that I can think of is acting on your thoughts. Although it does not prove that your mind is separate from your body, it makes
I believe that the mind is separate from the body. After reading about the sides and different positions, I believe that the mind is not a physical thing. To me, the mind is things that have happened to us. Our emotions, our beliefs and our conscious. It is all the cognitive aspect of it. It is our thinking. I believe our brain is something that we can retrieve things from. It is physically in our body and stores information. While our mind is something that cannot be touched or seen. People assume our brain and our minds are the same thing but one is completely physical, like Descartes says, and one cannot be seen or touched-therefore, not physical. A great example of this is mind over matter. We use our minds to overcome something physical. When people say “it is a mental thing”, they are talking about using their mind separate from their body. People may argue that our body is dependent on the mind to function-or move, or they may think that they complement each other. Meaning that whatever the mind does, the body follows. Since I believe that they are separate, and that our mind is not physical, it would not make sense to think that they have to always work together. I believe that yes, the mind and body do complement each other well, but it does not mean that they are dependent on one another. A minor example that I can think of is acting on your thoughts. Although it does not prove that your mind is separate from your body, it makes