blog writing #cartesian dualism

Cartesian Dualism is a philosophical concept which argues that the mind and body are not identical. According to this philosophical concept, the body and brain consist of extended, divisible substances, while the mind doesn't. As per Descartes's perspective on Cartesian Dualism, bodies (extended things) don't think while minds (thinking things) are non-extended. This affirms that minds don't assume any physical space while bodies are non-thinking things; thus mind can't be related to any physical thing. Although mind and body are different things in an individual, the proper functioning of a human body needs the two entities to work concurrently and in an intricate manner to bring out the effective functioning of a human being. This philosophical idea was developed by Rene Descartes after discovering that both material and immaterial worlds exist in an individual. Basing on his postulation, the mind is made of an immaterial world, and the body is made of the material world, and the interaction of the two brings out a rational being.