1. Gibert Ryle and Rene Descartes' Dualism
ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to layout the primary tenets of the much debated mind/body dualistic argument from the lens of philosophers from the ancient epoch but most elaborately from Rene Descartes. ... He holds the view that mind and body are two independent substances and hereby he is called a dualist philosopher. ... The earliest systematic conception of mind and body stems from the philosophies of these two Greek philosophers. ... However, long before these philosophers' theories, the ancient scriptures taught that mankind was made in God's image and that Adam needed the ...
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