Essay On Descartes Mind Body Dualism

It is argued by Descartes’s that the mind body interaction does interact on a daily basis, on the other hand Leibniz disagrees, and they are causally interacting with each other. You will learn how the mind body is linked and how the body reacts to physically movement from the reasoning/thinking of the mind. It is a dualism, it have metaphysical between both substances. Mind is mental, Body is physical. The mind is not a physical thing it works in the mental state while the Body is the physical part, and they both do depend on each other. Mind when you hear the word, you think about thoughts and where all your knowledge comes from and your consciousness is all about. For example, writing a paper can be hard, it takes your energy, time, and a lot of thinking is required but it must get done. Just like when you here Body, you think about all the physical things. Movement of your body all day. Your body is always on …show more content…
Which they distinguish between having the certainty of things, and necessary of having it, by which it is based on the free will of God. God do play a part in the Descartes’s Mind-Body Dualism, it is just the idea of its being and nothing except God alone. Descartes’s using the Wax argument to try and prove a point, “for whatever came to the senses of taste, smell, sight, touch, or hearing has now changed; and yet the wax still remains” (citation 1 page 32). The wax is like the body, I say that because you still use your senses and your mind and body do play a part with this. This argument Descarte’s using because of physical things and has an extension. Having to criticize the assumptions our senses is where we get our knowledge from. Descartes’s knows what nature is of his body and an extension. Therefore your mind is none extended and your body is