But Why Descartes Is still Important for Philosophy of Mind Today????? Because his dua|ism(二元论)is Still Alive Among Public! Maybe you are implicit dualists(- 元论者, although you may not explicitly concede this!But Why Descartes Is Still Important for Philosophy of Mind Today????? Because His Dualism (二元论) is Still Alive Among Public! Maybe you are implicit dualists (二 元论者), although you may not explicitly concede this!