Cartesesian Dualism is seeing immaterial 'mind' as superior over body.
It leads to accepting immaterial 'understanding' as possible, knowing what is 'good' without experience. That way the Pope can say: sex without condom is not cause of AIDS.
Western Society is based on Cartesian Dualism.
Quite opposed to 'neurology': "everything is physical"
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How can non-physical interact with the physical? In cartesian dualism the pineal gland was seen as the point of connection, we now know the pineal gland controls the sleep-wake cycle. But there are loads, wiki is a good place to start.
The cartesian coordinates are plotted on the cartesian plane
what are the parts of the Cartesian plane ?
René Descartes - hence cartesian
The Cartesian plane is used for coordinated geometry.