JP

Interactionalist Substance Dualism

  • 2 way causation

    MENTAL thoughts → CAUSAL act

    PHYSICAL → MENTAL

    sensations conscious awareness

Conceptual Challenge - Princess Elisabeth

P1) To be moved, a physical thing must be pushed

P2) An immaterial mind cannot touch (or push)

C) The Mind cannot move the body OR

Mind is in fact extended

Analogy: Cogs and the wheels

Descartes’ Responses:

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