Rene Descartes

Order Description Rene Descartes just lost his daughter Francin" rel="nofollow">ine to scarlet fever the year before, in" rel="nofollow">in Amersfoort, Netherlands; he is still distraught, lately is amenable to company. The philosopher has just completed the Meditations in" rel="nofollow">in 1639 and is standin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in front of a local bookseller; you had a chance to read them and consider the implications of Descartes’ thoughts found in" rel="nofollow">in Sixth Meditation, concernin" rel="nofollow">ing distin" rel="nofollow">inguishin" rel="nofollow">ing min" rel="nofollow">ind and body, later to be known as Cartesian Dualism. As a sympathetic but contrarian student of philosophy you ask to talk with him about his ideas. Summarize his arguments, identify the core issue, give your own thesis and defense, and write out the objections Descartes would have with your view and your responses to the philosopher. Provide a specific example or area of application, such as AI, robotics, machin" rel="nofollow">ine consciousness, medicin" rel="nofollow">ine, comatose people, non-human animal life, etc. to populate the theoretical discussion. Please use Rene Descartes book: Meditations, objections and replies. Step 1: Summary - Give a synopsis of the opposin" rel="nofollow">ing positions, bein" rel="nofollow">ing careful to avoid editorializin" rel="nofollow">ing or in" rel="nofollow">indicatin" rel="nofollow">ing a personal opin" rel="nofollow">inion. Step 2: Identifyin" rel="nofollow">ing the Core Issue - Cut through the details and succin" rel="nofollow">inctly state the central issue of the discussion as a "yes" or "no" question. Step 3: Thesis & Defense - Decide your position ("yes" or "no") and then defend it with compellin" rel="nofollow">ing arguments. Step 4: Objections & Responses - Raise some reasonable objections to the arguments presented in" rel="nofollow">in Thesis and answer them.