PP111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Epiphenomenalism, Materialism, Cerebral Cortex
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Interactionist dualism : descartes: the mind-body distinction : two arguments. First argument : the factory of the brain. Key point: the essence of mental states is that they have a certain quality. Dualism : there are two substances: dualism : body and mind are two different kinds of things (substances). Interactionist dualism : descartes: a form of dualism according to which the two substances - mind and body - can affect each other casually. The world < bodily states < - mind states. The world > bodily states -> mind states. The closure of physical realm: any physical event can completely explained by appealing only to other physical events. This is because the total amount of energy is always conserved, even as it is transferred from one object to another. Materialsim: the view that there is just one substance, matter or physical stuff.
