They suggest instead that, where the mind is concerned, we need a fundamental distinction of the subjective from the objective (roughly, an inside/private view of the mind versus an outside/public one). This distinction supports dualism, for which consciousness depends on the brain but isn’t identical with it. Dualism is opposed to materialism, whi

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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).

Throughout history most people have been dualists, believing in two different realms or worlds. This is also true of most non-Western cultures today with surveys suggesting it is true of most educated Westerners as well. This dualist belief begins early in life with children of 4 or 5 years old happily dividing the world into mental and physical th

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