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Running head: PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy
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1PHILOSOPHY
A) In the claim, the meditator has said that he will exist because he is able to think. In the
justification of this, he will focus on the various concepts of dualism. The fact od dream has been
conveyed by the meditator in a completely manner. He believes he can dream because dream is a
state of mind (Descartes: 40). He has compared the human beings to the mind and this is one of
the basic things about dualism. To some extent, it is justified that the body and mind are two
different parts of the existence.
Therefore, it is not at all logical to believe in the existence of a person just because he is
able to think. Other physical attributes should also be included in the course of his existence.
Rather, Rene Descartes has only focused on the mind. He thinks his existence will only depend
on his mind and his body will have no role to play in it. The human beings will only think about
the existence through the mental stages (Descartes: 40). It is quite sure that the body does not
play a paramount part in determining the existence of that particular being.
The meditator believes that this thinking process will go on to rely on some of the
cognitive acts. These cognitive acts will come like a series and create the overall influence on the
thinking process of these human beings. Rather, it must be said in this context that the state of
dualism might be true to some extent but it surely has some obligations raised by many critics at
different points of time in terms of its authenticity. They believe that the principle argument itself
is very much doubtable so it should not be considered as an authentic premise is establishing this
fallacy.
B) The primary and secondary discussions on the concept of existence by Descartes have
been very crucial in different ways, the deductively valid arguments and the series of individual