René Descartes
-Princess Elizabeth doubts that a human soul,as defined by Descartes,can have a causal,impelling relationship of contact with a human body,as defined by Descartes.She claims that cause for her doubt is

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Descartes defined the soul as without extension, meaning it has no physical properties such as size or shape. This makes it difficult to see how it could have a causal relationship with the body, which is physical and extended. Princess Elizabeth is doubting the idea that something without physical properties could have a causal effect on something that is physical and extended.

René Descartes -Princess Elizabeth Doubts That a Human Soul,as Defined by Descartes,can