Post by LucyD on Nov 18, 2017 0:31:38 GMT
For Spinoza mind and body are the same. The body can't be separated from the mind, and vice versa. He says, " the mind is united to the body because the body is the object of the mind" (Ethics 2, prop 21). Although there might be inseparable, they can't have like a cause and effect on each other.Meaning the mind can't control nor cause the body from its needs/ wants and vice-versa.
Spinoza says that "the body cannot determine the mind to think, nor the mind the body to remain in motion or at rest" (Ethics 3, 2). This is because each acts simultaneously with the other, so it is illogical to say one determines the other.
Spinoza's belief is contrary to Descartes' belief that mind and body are separated entities. For Descartes the mind and the body are independent realities, each able to exist without the other.
Spinoza says that "the body cannot determine the mind to think, nor the mind the body to remain in motion or at rest" (Ethics 3, 2). This is because each acts simultaneously with the other, so it is illogical to say one determines the other.
Spinoza's belief is contrary to Descartes' belief that mind and body are separated entities. For Descartes the mind and the body are independent realities, each able to exist without the other.