PHLA10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Woodhouse Eaves, Psychological Review, Philosophy Now
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Dualism is the idea that there exists both body and mind, distinct from one another, however connected in some way. There are physical objects in one hand, and mental objects like, pain and beliefs in the other. The view of descartes" dualism is sometimes referred to as, cartesian dualism. Dualists believe that the mind determines our personality and the body is an outer shell for the real self. They believe that the mind which is a non physical object, is distinct from all of the body"s physical parts. Descartes" perspective allows him to accept the scientific facts of the physical world while maintaining traditional aspects of the mind and human freedom. psychology is the science of the mind. The human mind has the most intellectual capacity on earth. It is the source of all thought and behaviour (bbc science). It is clear that the study of psychology believes in the existence of our minds since that is their main focus.
