Descartes' Dualism and Contemporary Dualism |
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| Authors: | Cecilia Wee Michael Pelczar |
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| Affiliation: | 1. National University of Singapore;2. Cecilia Wee is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the National University of Singapore. She is author of Material Falsity and Error in Descartes's Meditations (2006).;3. Michael Pelczar is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the National University of Singapore. He has published articles in the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of language. |
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| Abstract: | After drawing a distinction between two kinds of dualism—numerical dualism (defined in terms of identity) and modal dualism (defined in terms of supervenience)—we argue that Descartes is a numerical dualist, but not a modal dualist. Since most contemporary dualists advocate modal dualism, the relation of Descartes' views to the contemporary philosophy of mind are more complex than is commonly assumed. |
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