Enhance Your Learning with Philosophy - Mind-Body Problem Flash Cards for quick learning
The philosophical problem concerning the relationship between the mind and the body, and the nature of their interaction.
The belief that the mind and the body are two distinct substances, with the mind being non-physical and the body being physical.
The belief that everything, including the mind, can be explained in terms of physical matter and its properties.
The belief that reality is fundamentally mental or spiritual in nature, and that the mind is the ultimate reality.
The belief that there is only one fundamental substance or principle, which can be either physical or mental.
The belief that the mind and the body interact causally, with mental events influencing physical events and vice versa.
The belief that mental events are caused by physical events, but they have no causal influence on physical events.
The belief that mental states are identical to brain states, and that mental processes can be fully explained by neurophysiological processes.
The belief that mental states are defined by their functional role or causal relations, rather than by their physical or neurophysiological properties.
The subjective or qualitative aspects of conscious experience, such as the redness of a red object or the taste of chocolate.
The state or quality of awareness, self-awareness, or the ability to experience and perceive.
The belief that individuals have the ability to make choices and decisions that are not determined by external factors or pre-existing conditions.
The belief that all events, including human actions, are ultimately determined by causes external to the will.
The belief that everything that exists is physical in nature, and that mental states can be fully explained by physical processes.
The belief that physical objects and events are reducible to or dependent on our perceptions or experiences of them.
The belief that mental states can be fully reduced to or explained by physical states or processes.
The belief that mental states cannot be fully reduced to or explained by physical states or processes, but they are still dependent on them.
The belief that common-sense mental concepts and explanations will eventually be eliminated or replaced by neuroscientific concepts and explanations.
The belief that mental properties are ontologically distinct from physical properties, but they are still dependent on physical properties.
The belief that mental predicates or descriptions cannot be reduced to or translated into physical predicates or descriptions.
The belief that consciousness or mind is a fundamental feature of the universe, and that all physical entities have some level of consciousness.
The belief that mental properties or phenomena emerge from or arise out of complex physical systems or processes.
The relationship between mental and physical properties, where any change in mental properties must be accompanied by a corresponding change in physical properties.
The dualistic philosophy proposed by René Descartes, which posits a fundamental distinction between the mind and the body.
The belief that the mind and the body are two distinct substances, with the mind being non-physical and the body being physical.
The exploration of the mind-body problem in the works of ancient philosophers, such as Plato and Aristotle.
The exploration of the mind-body problem in the works of modern philosophers, such as Descartes, Leibniz, and Spinoza.
The exploration of the mind-body problem in the works of contemporary philosophers, such as Nagel, Chalmers, and Searle.
The various philosophical theories and perspectives on the nature and functioning of the mind, including dualism, materialism, and idealism.
The philosophical attempts to explain the nature and origins of consciousness, including theories of qualia, self-awareness, and phenomenal experience.
The philosophical debates and theories regarding the existence and nature of free will, determinism, and moral responsibility.
The philosophical examinations of determinism and its implications for human agency, responsibility, and the nature of reality.
The philosophical accounts and arguments in favor of physicalism, the belief that everything that exists is physical in nature.
The philosophical critiques and challenges to materialism, the belief that everything, including the mind, can be explained in terms of physical matter.
The philosophical arguments and reasoning in favor of dualism, the belief that the mind and the body are two distinct substances.
The philosophical challenges and objections raised against dualism, including the problem of interaction and the problem of mental causation.
The philosophical theories and debates concerning the nature and persistence of personal identity over time, including psychological and bodily continuity.
The philosophical investigations and discussions of qualia, the subjective or qualitative aspects of conscious experience.
The philosophical debates and controversies surrounding the nature, origins, and metaphysical status of consciousness.
The philosophical perspectives and theories regarding the causal relationship between mental events and physical events.
The philosophical explorations and theories of emergence, the idea that mental properties or phenomena emerge from complex physical systems or processes.
The philosophical analysis and discussions of supervenience, the relationship between mental and physical properties.
The philosophical considerations and arguments in favor of panpsychism, the belief that consciousness or mind is a fundamental feature of the universe.
The philosophical approaches and theories regarding reductionism, the belief that complex phenomena can be explained by reducing them to simpler or more fundamental components.
The philosophical accounts and arguments in favor of epiphenomenalism, the belief that mental events are caused by physical events, but they have no causal influence on physical events.
The philosophical theories and explanations of the interaction between the mind and the body, including interactionism and parallelism.
The philosophical interpretations and theories of idealism, the belief that reality is fundamentally mental or spiritual in nature.
The philosophical examinations and theories of monism, the belief that there is only one fundamental substance or principle.