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How does Cartesian substance dualism define the essential nature of the mind (res cogitans) compared to the body (res extensa)?

The mind is extended and spatial, whereas the body is an unextended thinking spirit. The mind is a non-extended thinking substance, whereas the body is an extended, non-thinking substance. Both mind and body are physical properties arising from neurobiological brain functions. The mind and body are illusory projections of a single underlying material reality.

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The mind is a non-extended thinking substance, whereas the body is an extended, non-thinking substance.

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