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Descartes Dualism And Holism

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What is dualism and Holism? Dualism is a practice in which one’s philosophy is that mind and the body are separate, therefore needs to be treated as a separately. However, holism is viewing mind and the body as one, therefore treating them as one. Many ancient philosopher for example Descartes took a stand on mind-body relationship, in which he presented that body is an unthinking, material and visible substance. Likewise, the mind is an invisible, and immaterial, the basic core of human existence. The famous statement Descartes presented “I think, therefore I am”, and took a stand on dualism. Fast forward, more modern day approach on holism is from Nicholasarroyo article where the author’s perceptive is that the mind and the body is one, therefore
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