Descartes Meditation VI: Of the existence of material things, & the distinction between mind & body

Join George and John as they discuss and debate different Philosophical ideas. In this video they will be completing the discussion on Descartes Meditations on First Philosophy and looking into the sixth and final meditation.
In this video they will look at Descartes acceptance of the existence of a material world. As Descartes started off the meditations in a state of full doubt, by the end his fully believes in a physical external world. Is he justified in believing so, and is his reasoning sound?
In addition to this Descartes discusses the relation between mind and body. This is known as the Dualist mode of thought. Is the mind and body separate, and is it right to agree that if they are separate they can still intermingle.
Watch as George and John debate the final meditation in the series.
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Hi! I was wondering why the objection against Descartes argument about how it is possible for the two to interact if they are separate and distinct and totally different was not strong. Is it because you can conceive of a way between the two to interact?

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Excellent video. I agree with the last point, that Descartes argument is only logical with the assumption that an omniscient and benevolent God created the universe. But what if we are in a simulation and our senses are being deceived not by God, but by something else or some kind of non benevolent creator? Can you do a video on Solipsism? Descartes said "I think, therefore i am" but can you explore the idea of "I observe, therefore I am". Because some would argue that we can not even be entirely sure that we are the true authors of our thoughts, they would say that thoughts pop into our mind, and we merely observe the thought seconds after our brain made the decision, giving the illusion that we are thinking. I know that somewhat gets into the free will vs determinism and axiom of causality debates that you've already covered.

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