Philosopher Ryle's Dualism

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"Can we ever be certain about anything?" A question that the philosopher Descartes may answer by stating that there is complete certainty in anything if the self is existent. This response is stated through his second meditations in which he explains the relations m consciousness and existence. The doctrine of body soul dualism creates certainty that it is impossible to survive without the mind as without the body. By creating some type of harm towards the mind the body would fail and vise versa.

Considering the doctrine of Carter dualism, philosopher Ryle disregards Descartes beliefs, insisting and redirecting a certain topic or thing under one classification even though it may actually belong in a different classification. For this reason Ryle criticizes the usage of terms and language that different philosophers use, insisting that they create confusion for the understating of their true message. Ryle also insists philosophers such as Descartes were using the label of the mind separated from the body and idealistically perceiving it as the soul, however Ryle explains both the mind and the body are not different and the functions of the two are equal.

Philosopher Ryle created something new called Logical behaviorism, which in terms was the
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Philosophers implicate different factors about whether it is true or not. The option to create our own believe will always exist and it will allow us to convey certain values between the two philosophers to create our own conclusion. Training out mind and body have always been to create a response when different occasions arrive, yet we like to believe there is something greater in the human being than simple muscle, bone and cartilage. Ultimately, however I believe that philosopher Ryle's creates the strongest arguments for this topic. His teachings appear to be more eloquent and in return easier to

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