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Philosopher Descartes: The Impact Of Discrimination On Latino Health

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Minorities in the US are severely discriminated in many ways; such as employment, housing, health, education, incarceration. I would like to discuss the impacts of discrimination on Latinos health. Philosopher Descartes put forward the theory of interactionism that reveals the casual connection between two different substances; mind and body. A mental event is causally connected with a physical event, and vice-versa. I consider discrimination whether everyday or occasional as a physical event that causally affects Latinos mental world and eventually turn it into physical ones.
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