Question

Descartes believed that:

A) he could imagine his body existing without his mind.
B) he could imagine his mind existing without his body.
C) All of the above
D) his body and his mind are different things.

philosophy

Answer 1

B. The mind is distinct from the body and can exist without the body

Answer 2

Descartes believed that all material bodies, including the human body, are machines that operate by mechanical principles. In his physiological studies, he dissected animal bodies to show how their parts move.

Step-by-step explanation:

cogito, ergo sum, (Latin: “I think, therefore I am) dictum coined by the French philosopher René Descartes in his Discourse on Method (1637) as a first step in demonstrating the attainability of certain knowledge. It is the only statement to survive the test of his methodic doubt.