PSYC85H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Cartesian Doubt, Pineal Gland, Classical Antiquity
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Renaissance: refers to the renewal of interest in classical antiquity that originated in. Italy in the 14th century and spread throughout europe in the 15th to 16th century. Believed that people need to go and discover things themselves. Need to begin with clear premises so that conclusions can be drawn, with reasoning: rationalism: provided our premises are correct, our ability to use reason is sufficient to provide us with the truth. People cannot doubt the fact of their own thoughts so we must be thinkers that can think our own thoughts. Dualism: the mind is fundamentally different from the body. They may interact (through the pineal gland as it was the only part of the brain that there were not two halves) . Interactionism: the mind is like a ghost in the machine of the body. The mind makes the body move and work: mind: comes from god, is immortal, body: mechanical, works as an automaton.
