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Philosophy of Mind (Substance Dualism (Arguments PRO: (Argument from…

- - - - CON: begging the question: the mind is indivisible because it is not a physical object
    - - CON: if I know H2O is composed of hydrogen and oxygen, but I don't know water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen, does this mean water is not identical with H2O
    - - CON: begging the question: minds are not essentially extended because they are not physical bodies
    - - CON: does conceivability entail possibility?
  - - - PRO: persons and their bodies have different persistence conditions
      - person-body dualism; person does not have to be a non-physical substance; it is just not identical with a particular physical body
      - PRO: Mental properties seem only to be attributable to a person
    - - Emergent substance dualism
- - - - Privacy (privileged access)
      - Incorrigibility and infallibility
      - Immediacy (direct knowledge)
      - Intentionality (aboutness or directedness)
    - - Dependence
      - Causal