1. Provide an overview of various general metaphysical positions and their relations, including dualism, monism, materialism, and idealism. 2. State the mind-body problem. 3. Describe Cartesian...

1. Provide an overview of various general metaphysical positions and their relations, including dualism, monism, materialism, and idealism.

2. State the mind-body problem.

3. Describe Cartesian mind-body dualism, locate its strengths and weaknesses, and evaluate Descartes’s arguments for it.