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.

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River Mccormick

Social Studies

11 March, 07:21

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.

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Haley Noble · Answer 1

Personal identity is based on the sameness of immaterial soul.

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.