Drawing on the readings of Wilson, Churchland, and Kass, explain the materialistic account of the human person.
- Explain how Descartes eventually discovers a truth so certain that it cannot possibly be doubted. That is, what is this truth – and what, if any, objections/difficulties might be raised against it?
- How might Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go and Leon Kass’ essay on cloning illustrate both the upside and the downside of Descartes’ new science for the mastery and possession of nature?