Does Cartesian Dualism Result in Solipsism?

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  • デカルト的二元論は独我論に帰着するか
  • デカルト的2元論は独我論に帰着するか
  • デカルトテキ 2ゲンロン ワ ドクガロン ニ キチャクスル カ

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Abstract

Many contemporary philosophers disagree to Cartesian Dualism (CD) saying that it results in solipsism, but the author shows that this is not the case. Their argument against CD is based on the belief that we could not know another person has a mind if we accepted CD, and one of the essential reasons for this belief is the view that the connection between mental workings and corporeal behaviors is at best contingent. However, Descartes himself denies this view when he proposes the 'argument from language', which says that the impossibility of mechanical explanation of speech behavior enables us to attribute minds to others.

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  • Philosophy (Tetsugaku)

    Philosophy (Tetsugaku) 1995 (46), 60-69,3, 1995-10-01

    The Philosophical Association of Japan

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