dualism of mind and body

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• Dualism (philosophy of mind) — René Descartes s illustration of dualism. Inputs are passed on by the sensory organs to the epiphysis in the brain and from there to the immaterial spirit. In philosophy of mind, dualism is a set of views about the relationship between mind and… …   Wikipedia

• Dualism — For other uses, see Dualism (disambiguation). Dualism (from the Latin word duo meaning two ) denotes a state of two parts. The term dualism was originally coined to denote co eternal binary opposition, a meaning that is preserved in metaphysical… …   Wikipedia

• Mind — For other uses, see Mind (disambiguation). The concept of mind (  /ˈmaɪ …   Wikipedia

• mind, philosophy of — Branch of philosophy that studies the nature of mind and its various manifestations, including intentionality, sensation and sense perception, feeling and emotion, traits of character and personality, the unconscious, volition, thought, memory,… …   Universalium

• dualism — dualist, n., adj. /dooh euh liz euhm, dyooh /, n. 1. the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two. 2. Philos. a. the view that there are just two mutually irreducible substances. Cf. monism, pluralism. b. the view that… …   Universalium

• Mind–body problem — René Descartes illustration of mind/body dualism. Inputs are passed on by the sensory organs to the epiphysis in the brain and from there to the immaterial spirit …   Wikipedia

• mind–body dualism — ▪ philosophy       in philosophy, any theory that mind and body are distinct kinds of substances or natures. This position implies that mind and body not only differ in meaning but refer to different kinds of entities. Thus, a dualist would… …   Universalium

• mind-body problem — /muynd bod ee/, Philos. the problem of explaining the relation of the mind to the body. [1920 25] * * * Metaphysical problem of the relationship between mind and body. The modern problem stems from the thought of René Descartes, who is… …   Universalium

• dualism — 1. In chemistry, a theory advanced by Berzelius that every compound, no matter how many elements enter into it, is composed of two parts, one electrically negative, the other positive; still applicable, with modification, to polar compounds, but… …   Medical dictionary

• dualism — /ˈdjuəlɪzəm/ (say dyoohuhlizuhm) noun 1. the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two. 2. Philosophy a theory holding that there are two, and only two, basic and irreducible principles, as mind and body. 3. Theology a.… …  

• Dualism — • Denotes the religious or theological system which would explain the universe as the outcome of two eternally opposed and coexisting principles Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Dualism     Dualism …   Catholic encyclopedia