In the Sixth Meditation. Descartes claims that -Mlle mind is proved to be really distinct from the body. even though the mind is shown to be so closely joined to the body that it forms a single unit with it’ (p. 40). How does Descartes try to show that the mind is really distinct from the body and that it is so closely joined to the body that it forms a single unit with it? Is he successful?
Read Descartes’s Meditation and Elisabeth’s letter first. 2.suppose to answer the question provided in the topic section 3.goal is to explain an idea or argument you encountered in your readings and take a position on it.