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2. Philosophy of mind - Wikipedia

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   e. The Philosophy of mind is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of the mind and its relation to the body and the external world. The mind–body problem is a paradigmatic issue in philosophy of mind, although a number of other issues are addressed, such as the hard problem of consciousness and the nature of particular mental states.

3. Mind–body problem - Wikipedia

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   The mind–body problem is a philosophical problem concerning the relationship between thought and consciousness in the human mind, and the body. [1] [2] It is not obvious how the concept of the mind and the concept of the body relate. For example, feelings of sadness (which are mental events) cause people to cry (which is a physical state of ...

4. Mind–body dualism - Wikipedia

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   Philosophy. In the philosophy of mind, mind–body dualism denotes either the view that mental phenomena are non-physical, [1] or that the mind and body are distinct and separable. [2] Thus, it encompasses a set of views about the relationship between mind and matter, as well as between subject and object, and is contrasted with other positions ...

5. Bodymind - Wikipedia

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   It attempts to address the mind–body problem and resists the Western traditions of mind–body dualism. Dualism vs holism [ edit ] In the field of philosophy, the theory of dualism is the speculation that the mental and the physical parts of us, like our minds and our bodies, are different or separate.

6. Cartesian Self - Wikipedia

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   Cartesian Self. In philosophy, the Cartesian Self, or Cartesian subject, a concept developed by the philosopher René Descartes within his system of mind–body dualism, is the term provided [citation needed] for a separation between mind and body as posited by Descartes. In the simple view the self can be viewed as just the mind which is ...

7. Psychophysical parallelism - Wikipedia

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   In the philosophy of mind, psychophysical parallelism (or simply parallelism) is the theory that mental and bodily events are perfectly coordinated, without any causal interaction between them. As such, it affirms the correlation of mental and bodily events (since it accepts that when a mental event occurs, a corresponding physical effect ...

8. Interactionism (philosophy of mind) - Wikipedia

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   Interactionism or interactionist dualism is the theory in the philosophy of mind which holds that matter and mind are two distinct and independent substances that exert causal effects on one another. [1] An example of your mind influencing your body would be if you are depressed (which is related to your mind), you can observe the effects on ...

9. Body theory - Wikipedia

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   Body theory is a sociological theory that analyses the human body as an ordered or "lived-in" entity, subject to the cultural and conceptual forces of a society. It is also described as a dynamic field that involves various conceptualizations and re-significations of the body as well as its formation or transformation that affect how bodies are constructed, perceived, evaluated, and experienced.