Question

Explain the following:

Gretchen’s argument against the soul theory,
Gretchen’s ‘fundamental claim’,
Sam’s argument against the fundamental claim based on observed psychological characteristics,
Gretchen’s reply (the one body/many souls hypothesis), her Blue River Analogy,
Sam’s reply (‘the personal case’), and Gretchen’s reply to the personal case.

Answer 1

Personal identity is based on the sameness of immaterial soul.

Step-by-step explanation

According to Descartes, the soul is not the same as the body. The soul is not like the body that can be touched but rather intangible.