The researches developed concluded that most animals had a very active brain and could reach high level of intelligence and communication skills. As such, even if a large part of their movements were done due to instinct or "purely mechanical force," there was a set of movements that was done due to thinking. Still related to the issue of mechanical forces is the existence of robots. However they are indeed metal objects that do not think for themselves, their creation was only possible through intensive mind work. In other words, even if throughout their existence, the robots themselves do no thinking, somebody else does it for them. In order to develop the robot's body, several minds were brought together to create, maintain and constantly improve the features of the metal object. As such, the body is once again directly linked to the mind.

5. Conclusions

Rene Descartes is a renowned thinker who placed mathematics at the core of all natural events. The intellectual is generally remembered as a philosopher, his contributions in this area being numerous. One of his most relevant theories is the dualisms of body and mind, in which Descartes states that the mind and body can exist and function independently from each other. The evidence and arguments to sustain the dualism have been widely analysed, some agreeing with them, others disagreeing.

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