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As for another two philosophers who has different ideas, I choose Descartes and Merleau-Ponty. Their
main difference is the belief of mind and body being separate or intertwined. Descartes believed and
developed the Cartesian Dualism wherein it states that the Mind and the Body are are not
intertwined since they the body is in the physical realm while the mind is not. He believed that the
body is subjected to change but the mind is not. On the other hand, Merleau-Ponty completely
disagrees with the Cartesian dualism since he believes that the mind and the body is intertwined and
inseparable. He claims that the body, thoughts, emotions, and experiences from the mind are all
inseparable and all in one.