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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi
The Search for Ultimate Reality
Dualism

Essay Quiz





1

Describe Descartes' position on the mind-body problem.
2

Critically evaluate Descartes' argument from doubt.
3

Explain how Descartes' argument from divisibility avoids a major problem in the argument from doubt but is subject to its own difficulties.
4

Discuss what the Cartesian compromise is all about, and indicate how much you believe it achieves the desired reconciliation.
5

State what you take to be the greatest potential problems with Cartesian dualism.








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