Objections to Descartes’ Interactionism

In the next article, I will dispute Descartes' interactionism, primarily in his work "The Passion of the Soul", in communication with Princess Elizabeth about the unity of the mind and body. First, I will explain the basic features of the concept of Descartes' interaction. In other words, since the pineal gland is the only part of the brain, it is the "major position" of the mind. The pineal gland also has a series of movements that correspond to the body and soul and may be "destroyed" by the spirit of souls and animals.

Interactionism was proposed by French rationalism philosopher Rene Descartes (1596-1650) and continues to be associated with him. Descartes believes that the body is material and features a spatial extent rather than thought and emotion and the mind as an independent issue has no room to spread, but you can think and feel. However, he insists that the two interact, suggesting that this interaction occurs in the pineal gland of the brain.

One of the objections that is often raised in interactionism is the problem of causal interaction - how two different substances the theory assumes, how mental and substance can affect each other. Descartes' theory that the interaction between the mind and the material world occurs in the pineal gland was thought to be inappropriate by many philosophers at the time. According to this viewpoint, the heart and body seem to interact, but in reality it is moved only by God, whereas Gottfried Leibniz states that the mind and body are in a pre-established harmony as "monotheism" I believe. Meanwhile, Baruch Spinoza rejects Descartes' dualism and foresees a modern perspective of neutral monism, as it suggests that heart and material are actually attributes of a single substance.

Descartes is a materialistic dualist who believes that there is a causal relationship between the dialogueist, thought and body. However, when interaction and material dualism are combined, how non-physical entities that do not spread to the physical world cause changes in the body, and how the body is nonphysical, emotional or physical Does it cause a change in physical health? What? Descartes thought that the pineal gland of the brain might be a relationship between the soul and the body, but then gave up the idea and acknowledged that he did not have the answer to the question. Other believers in the Descartes tradition later believed that the causal relationship between the body and the mind was an opportunity for God's intervention - an obvious causal relationship was not direct, but God's hands are material It was the real cause of action in the world.