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DB 8: What is the Mind?
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DB 8: What is the Mind?
Can the mind exist independently of the body? (i.e., Is it reducible to matter or is there some part that cannot be reduced to the physical?)
- If you consider the mind to be independent, then how does it interact with the body? (Or instead: How do you explain the fact that anything done to the body affects the mind and anything done to the mind affects the body?)
- If you consider the mind to be strictly physical (material), then how do thoughts arise out of simple matter? (Or instead: What special “something” do we have that allows for consciousness that other things like chairs do not have?)
- In either case, what evidence or reasons do you have for your view?
This question is taken from Philosophy 100 – Introduction to Philosophy » Fall 2021 » Discussions