PPT-Chapter 2 The Mind-Body Problem

McGrawHill 2013 McGrawHill Companies All Rights Reserved 21 2 The MindBody Problem How is it possible for the mind to affect the body given that the mind seems nonphysical What is it to have a mind. Introduction to Philosophy. Jason M. Chang. Lecture outline. Mind/body dualism. Materialism views. Behaviorism. Mind-brain identity theory. About this view. Dominant historical view. Common sense view today. The Philosophical Approach: Enduring Questions. The . Philosophy Perspective. Philosophy is the search for . knowledge.. The . branch of . metaphysics. examines the nature of . reality.. The branch of . Alasdair Coles. CiS. conference, The . King’s Centre, . Osney. Mead, Oxford. Body. Soul / Mind. Material. Immaterial. My starting position: Platonic dualism. Eternal. Decaying. Body. Soul / Mind. By: Cassandra Gill. Thesis. Descartes argues that the mind is a distinctive thing existing entirely separate from the body; while Descartes argument is very methodical and carefully crafted, his conclusion is not as certain as he believes it to be.. The Mind-Body Problem. McGraw-Hill. © 2013 McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved.. 2.1-. 2. The Mind-Body Problem. How is it possible for the mind to affect the body given that the mind seems non-physical?. By: Shannon Early-Rice. How are the mind, body, and spirit connected.. Ways to keep the body health. Healthy formula (CREATION). Overview. The mind, body, and spirit are closely related.. Any setback in one area drastically impacts the other areas.. Outlining. A suggested outline (case study). Title. Author. Lead. Background. (what the problem was). Story. (what you did). Results. (what happened as a result). Evidence. (data). Analysis. (what you learned). Reading. Read Chapter 2 of Kim (Can skip or skim over 35-46). Read Descartes Selections (. pgs. 1-15) in the reader. . Focus . especially on pages 1-3, 5-7 and 12. -14.. introduction. In looking at the world two of the most fundamental divisions are:. MIND BODY CONNECTIONS. QUESTIONS. Why is your body important to your purpose?. How do you manage its functionality for your purpose?. Body – Soul Connection. Flesh- . Basar - expresses a Mind & Body Dichotomy, as well as Soul & Body Dichotomies. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. © Michael Lacewing. Substance dualism. Substance dualism: minds are not bodies, not parts of bodies, nor properties of bodies, but distinct substances. “You have been entrusted with the care and feeding of the most extraordinary and complex creation in the universe. . . Home to your mind and personality, your brain houses your cherished memories and future hopes. . The Mind-Body Problem N ormal day-to-day activities seem at first very ordinary : You are reading a book and eating an apple. You don’t need to read aloud—you read in your mind. Take a bite of your apple and taste that sweet apple taste. The Mind-Body Problem N ormal day-to-day activities seem at first very ordinary : You are reading a book and eating an apple. You don’t need to read aloud—you read in your mind. Take a bite of your apple and taste that sweet apple taste. 1. 2. Habits of Mind. 3. Research . on thinking and behavior reveals some identifiable characteristics of effective thinkers called habits of mind. Habits of mind are performed in response to those questions and problems the answers to which are not immediately known; when someone produces knowledge rather than merely reproduces it.