Read Gilbert Ryle's criticism of Descartes' type of dualism

Read Gilbert Ryle's criticism of Descartes' type of dualism, which he calls ?the official doctrine?: Gilbert Ryle: Descartes' Myth 3. Bearing this criticism in mind, read Raymond Smullyan's short story An Unfortunate Dualist 4. Respond to the following questions: 4.1 What makes the character in Smullyan's story a dualist, i.e. someone who agrees with Descartes's theory? 4.2. Would, according to Descartes's dualism, be possible to destroy one's soul by taking a drug? 4.3. Do you personally believe that such a drug is possible in principle? Assuming you believe it possible, would you take it? Would you regard it as immoral? 4.4 Do you think it is possible for someone to function as before without having a soul? Would it would be possible, according to Descartes? 4.5 Is destroying one's soul tantamount to suicide? Is there anything in Scriptures forbidding the use of such a drug? 4.6 Would you love your partner less if you knew they took such a drug? 4.7. The intention of the author (Smullyan) was to demonstrate that something is wrong with dualism. Do you think he succeeded? Do you think there is anything wrong with dualism?

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