There are mental and physical things in the world; everything that exists is either a physical thing or a mental thing but nothing is both
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Monism:
There is only one kind of thing in the world (everything is either physical or mental)
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What is a modal argument?
An argument that hinges on the notion of possibility
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How did Princess Elizabeth object to substance dualism?
If dualism is true then minds are extended and bodies are not, which means they cannot causally interact with each other, but since they can causally interact with each other, dualism is false
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Card 2
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Dualism:
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There are mental and physical things in the world; everything that exists is either a physical thing or a mental thing but nothing is both
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Monism:
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Card 4
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What is a modal argument?
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Card 5
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How did Princess Elizabeth object to substance dualism?
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