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'The fact that I can conceive of a mind as existing separately to a body is enough to prove that the mind and body are distinct substances’ 25 marks

Firstly we cannot conceive of a mind without a body. Descartes claims that he can conceive of the mind and body being distinct from one another. However, this is not the case, when we attempt to conceive ...

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Outline Descartes conceivability argument for substance dualism 5 marks

Substance dualism is the belief that the mind and the body are separate substances and are therefore not identical. Descartes conceivability argument for substance dualism claims that because Descartes ca...

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Explain Descartes substance dualism and some of its implications

Descartes made a philosophical distinction between the substances of body and mind. He identified seperate essences for the mind and the body, describing the mind as a non-extended thinking thing, whilst ...

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What sets Aristotelian virtue ethics apart from Kantian or utilitarian ethics?

There are a variety of differences between Aristotelian virtue ethics and Kantian or utilitarian ethics. One main way virtue ethics is distinguished from the latter two, however, is through its wider focu...

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What is the state of nature?

The state of nature is a hypothetical situation were there is no government, law, policy- any form of political authority. Each philosopher has there own interpretation of what that the state of nature wo...

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