What is the human mind, and how does it differ from our brain? According to Rene Descartes, the mind and the physical world are completely separate. Let’s look at his theory and his arguments.

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00:00 Intro
00:35 Substance dualism
03:45 What am I?
05:53 The argument from doubt
09:19 The argument from simplicity
13:16 The Argument from Clear and Distinct Understanding
15:28 The Zombie argument
16:29 Modern arguments for substance dualism
18:14 The problem of interaction

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