The mind-body problem raises fundamental questions about causation between mental and physical events, the nature of consciousness, personal identity, and free will. It remains significant in both …

Mind-body problem, in the philosophy of mind and metaphysics, the problem of explaining how mental events arise from or interact with physical events. Historically, three types of theory have been most …

Below we will explore different strands of the mind-body problem, with an emphasis on physicalist attempts to explain the mind. In an era of neuroscience, it seems increasingly plausible that the mind …

Mar 3, 2025 · The mind-body debate is a fundamental issue in psychology and philosophy, concerning the relationship between the mind (mental processes, consciousness) and the body (physical …

May 6, 2025 · What are minds? And what (if anything) is the relationship of the mind to the body/brain—or to anything in nature? These questions constitute the so-called “mind-body problem.” …

Feb 10, 2025 · The mind–body problem is the problem of explaining how our minds are related to our bodies and to the rest of the material world. It is obvious that our experiences and thoughts, feelings, …

The mind-body problem refers to the philosophical problem of understanding the relationship between the mind and the body. It involves determining whether mental phenomena are a subset of physical …

After outlining the dominant contemporary approach to the mind-body problem, I examine the prospects for a solution in light of developments in the cognitive sciences, especially the scientific study of …

The mind-body problem is a long-standing question in philosophy: what exactly is the causal relationship between the properties of the mind, particularly conscious experience, and the physical brain?

Jun 10, 2024 · The mind-body problem is a central issue in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience, exploring the relationship between mental states and physical processes. At its core, it asks how our …