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Doing Philosophy: An Introduction Through Thought Experiments, 2/e
Theodore Schick, Muhlenberg College
Lewis Vaughn
The Mind-Body Problem
The Ghost in the Machine: Mind as Soul

Essay Quiz



1

Suppose that it is conceivable for a person to exist and not have a body. Does this prove that the mind is separate from the body? Why or why not?
2

Explain why the problem of other minds is a problem for Cartesian Dualism.
3

Suppose that Duncan McDougall is correct that people lose ¾ to 1 ½ ounces at the moment of death. Would this lend credibility to the theory of Cartesian Dualism? Why or why not?
4

Suppose that, as Descartes claimed, the mind is indivisible. Would that lend credibility to the theory of Cartesian Dualism? Why or why not?
5

Is Cartesian Dualism consistent with modern science? Why or why not?








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