A Sound Cartesian Argument from Doubt for Dualism
: Maunu Ari
Publisher: Routledge
: 2018
: Inquiry
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: 0020-174X
: 1502-3923
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0020174X.2016.1210020
I put forward a version of the Cartesian Argument from
Doubt for mind-body dualism. My version utilizes de re statements, which means
that it is not vulnerable to the usual charge of intensional fallacy. The key
de re statement is, “Body is such that its existence is entailed by Mind’s
believing that Body does not exist”, which is false, whereas the respective
“Mind is such that its existence is entailed by Mind’s believing that Body does
not exist” is true.