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The Revival of Substance Dualism
The Revival of Substance Dualism

Author(s): Howard Robinson
Subject(s): Philosophy, Metaphysics
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Swinburne; dualism; personal identity; epiphenomenalism

Summary/Abstract: I argue in this essay that Richard Swinburne’s revised version of Descartes’ argument in chapter 5 of his Are We Bodies or Souls? does not quite get him to the conclusion that he requires, but that a modified version of his treatment of personal identity will do the trick. I will also look critically at his argument against epiphenomenalism, where, once again, I share his conclusion but have reservations about the argument.

  • Issue Year: 69/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 33-43
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English