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The mind is generally associated with feelings, sentience, and consciousness of self, while the brain is a dissectible biological tissue. But learning about the brain, which is part of a larger system called the nervous system, can teach us about the mind and thus about our nature.
Andrew McGonigle • The Physiology of Yoga
Alternative to Dualism and Materialism:
It is often presented as a third way, offering an alternative to both dualism (which posits a separate mind and body) and materialism (which denies the existence of consciousness).
It is often presented as a third way, offering an alternative to both dualism (which posits a separate mind and body) and materialism (which denies the existence of consciousness).
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In the 17th century the French philosopher René Descartes proposed the most famous dualist theory (Figure 2). Known as Cartesian dualism, this is the idea that mind and brain consist of different substances: the mind is non-physical and non-extended (i.e. it takes up no space); the body and the rest of the physical world are made of physical, or ex
... See moreSusan Blackmore • Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
In two other respects the philosophy of Descartes was important. First: it brought to completion, or very nearly to completion, the dualism of mind and matter which began with Plato and was developed, largely for religious reasons, by Christian philosophy. Ignoring the curious transactions in the pineal gland, which were dropped by the followers of
... See moreBertrand Russell • History of Western Philosophy
Descartes’ cogito, as it has come to be called, made mind more certain for him than matter and led him to the conclusion that the two were separate and fundamentally different. The Cartesian division between mind and matter has had a profound effect on Western thought. It has taught us to be aware of ourselves as isolated egos existing “inside” our
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