Monism

In this paper I will explain and argue for substance dualism. Substance Dualism states that “Minds & Bodies are two different sorts of basic Substances.” Substances are things that are capable of independent existence, and that support properties or qualities. Properties are ways that substances can be, and thus can exist only by being present in a substance and cannot exist independently (Van Gulick). One substance can have different properties. “For example subatomic particles such as…

One can view the mind-body problem to differentiate his or her mental and physical perspective. An individual can address his or her perspective as a monist, dualist or functionalist. Monism is a philosophical approach of the universe being ultimately one thing or substance. (26) For instance, a monist would be a belief that there is only one God. Furthermore, dualists hold the belief that the mind and body have two opposite principles. (28) An example of dualism would be evil vs. good. In…

Dualism: Cartesian Substance Dualism Substance dualism is the thesis that there are substances of two fundamentally and irreducibly distinct kinds in this world, namely mind and bodies. Dualism of this form contrasts with monism which is defined as all thing in the world are substances of one kind either only mind or only body. According to the Cartesian substance dualism, minds are not identical with material things, minds could exist even if no material thing existed. Mind is thought to be…

“Monism is a philosophical worldview in which all of reality can be reduced to one “thing” or “substance.”(1) There are three different types of monism. There is materialistic monism, idealistic monism, and the mind-stuff theory. “According to the first doctrine, everything in the universe, including mental phenomena, is reduced to the one category of…

When we think of the science of philosophy we often ponder its use. Other sciences such as biology and physics explore the universe and our reality so we can better understand the environment around us and what our physical state is. When we began to wonder what our inner thoughts were, we created psychology to understand the human nature; however, that still was not enough. We longed for more. Philo is Greek for love, while sophia means wisdom. Philosophy is defined as the love of wisdom.…

I was amazed at the obscurity of each person’s case. With keeping the mind/body problem in mind while reading these tales, I was very conflicted on my position. When learning and reading about the mind/body problem in class, I really took to the monism perspectives. I believed that the mind and the nervous system are not different. I just did not understand how the mind could not be connected to the nervous system. I pictured the mind and the body as one sphere and not two totally different…

In this paper I will argue Cartesian dualism offers a more rational explanation of reality than Darwinian monism. I believe people have both body and soul, and they interact with each other. Jonathan Haidt described the relationship between body and soul as “like a rider on the back of an elephant”(11) in his book “The Happiness Hypothesis”. Our body like an elephant, our soul like a rider on it’s back and try to control it. But the problem is that the soul is not always a good rider. For…

problem remains a problem in philosophy of mind and philosophy of science. What is the association amongst the physical domain and the mind or consciousness? Is the mind and body one substance as monism disputes? Alternatively, are the mind and body separate as dualism claims? These contrasting doctrines (monism and dualism) have come to an impasse many times. In an essay called What it is Like to be a Bat, the philosopher Thomas Nagel offers a thought experiment that materialist theories of…

trying to express with his anomalous monism, which is the primary theory describe in “Mental Events”. Some background plus the main three principles will be explained.…

requires balancing the pros and cons of dualism and monism, and assessing when which view is most beneficial within a given situation. Realistically there will be times where monism is a better way to think or things, and vice versa with dualism. The goal is to be able to identify situations that requires human interventions and what situation require us to step back and let the ecosystem function as it always has. This systemization of monism may contradict the aspects in which contains, but…