Evaluation:
Published: 14.05.2005.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Philosophy of Mind', 1.
  • Essays 'Philosophy of Mind', 2.
Extract

Can I doubt that my mind exists? It seems absurd to imagine, but I take the mental journey nowhere nonetheless. Descartes used one of his premises for mind body dualism that he "cannot doubt" his mind exists. Of course, this conclusion does depend on the retort of a few essential questions. What is a mind? I believe the one main component that characterizes a mind is the concept of thought. A mind is an entity, material or immaterial, that produces thought. So then the concept of thought undergoes the scrutiny and interrogation. What exactly can be classified as thinking? Does the…

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