... are separate but these two interact. Mental reality is not based on experience and is not in the world of space. Dualism rests on certain concepts. The mind is non-corporeal substance, which is distinct from bodily substance. Every substance has a property. For example, the property is the mind and the substance is consciousness. The mind is a substance 'whose whole essence is to think' and therefore takes up space. The body is a material and essence takes up space. The body has material form that can be described in forms of extensional features such as size and shape. According to Descartes the body performs all physical activities. The mind and body interact with each other, as the mind causes the events to occur in the body and the body causes events to occur in the mind. This what makes the mind and body separate. Descartes believed that people's identity ...

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