Substance dualism, such as traditional Cartesian dualism proposed by René Descartes in 1644, asserts the existence of both physical and non-physical substances, implying that consciousness inheres in non-physical minds or selves.

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• substance dualism concept
• René Descartes entity
• consciousness concept
• Cartesian dualism concept