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Philosophy of mind , as subliminal Descartes psychosomatic relations theory

Author: ChenJunJie
Tutor: CuiYongJie
School: Shandong Normal University
Course: Foreign Philosophy
Keywords: Descartes Philosophy of Mind Dualism Psychosomatic distinction Psychosomatic interaction
CLC: B561
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2009
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Abstract

Cartesian dualism in the final analysis is dualism. Since then, and especially in the last three or four decades has been unprecedented development in the promotion of research in the field of neurophysiology, cognitive science, computer science, philosophy of language, etc., the modern Western philosophy of mind, Western philosophy has become the most vibrant, one of the most challenging disciplines. However, the development of modern philosophy of mind does not make it lose its charm as a source of Cartesian philosophy, it can be said that many of the issues discussed in the philosophy of mind today largely derived from the Cartesian ideologically and developed, again in principle is not beyond the range considered by Descartes (Of course, not all problems). Therefore, further study of Descartes thought to explore its modern sense, to deepen the understanding of Western philosophy of mind, and a more comprehensive evaluation of Descartes himself, not the extra move. Form of dualism of Descartes' philosophy is to appear, the world is clearly divided into different nature, a separate entity. His dualism is ultimately a human dualism, because only human beings have a soul, only spirit. This article will be the first for further analysis of Cartesian dualism, take a look at how he would open the heart, identity and opposition, and why did he want to separate the two. The main purpose of the demonstration psychosomatic dualism of Cartesian philosophy of mind, but nevertheless, when he finished the difference between the two, and immediately went to the unification of the two. Therefore, simple called the Cartesian dualism is not appropriate. According to his dualism, the mind and body are two different nature of things, among them neither the identity nor the relationship between species and genera, then the combination and interaction between them may? This should be how? The Descartes encounter thorny philosophical issues and scientific issues. Explore, we found that Descartes himself did not solve the mind-body problem, this problem had a profound influence on later philosophy of mind. Although modern philosophy to explore the range from psychosomatic relationship extended to the relationship between mind and matter, but we believe that the body and material things outside of it is essentially the same part of the material. Therefore, despite the extension of the relationship between both of the the psychosomatic relationship with mind and matter, but the nature of the problem to be solved is the same, and thus spiritual philosophers usually think of them as the same thing, even today, the mind-body problem has always been considered ontological question of philosophy of mind, as it touches to what the fundamental issue of the world as well as people who are there in addition to the material things, Haier said. Flesh is no doubt there, but other than that, mind you?, Whether it is an entity or attribute? An accompanying phenomenon, only to explain behavior or something fictional? Whether it is the relationship with the body how? operation mechanism between them in the end how? made a different answer for this series of problems, many philosophers after Descartes. But at the end, and these successors basically move on Descartes left two possibilities: either dualistic digestion, or to adhere to the two opposites, but to improve the interaction between the two. Digestion binary opposition factions: neutral monism, physicalism, the same theory, Cancellation of the materialist phenomenology of perception; improving interaction route: the theory of mental and physical on both sides, a predetermined harmony, folk psychology, functionalism abnormal monism. In short, Descartes psychosomatic mystery today has yet to be fully opened, psychosomatic problems are two aspects, namely, the of psychosomatic distinction and psychosomatic interactions become almost common areas of Descartes's followers and opponents. Despite its commitment to substance dualism fewer and fewer people, but the the dualism situation but more diverse, we seem to be difficult to predict the future development trend. Opinion, to uncover the mystery of the Cartesian psychosomatic, is not only a metaphysical question, also is a scientific issue, we are confident that with the development of science, with the neuropsychological, cognitive psychology, artificial intelligence the depth of the research, the layers to uncover the mystery of psychosomatic problems

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