PHLA10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Lady Gaga, Dukkha

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Philo lecture 18 the philosophy of mind. What is mind: mental states such as belief, desire, etc, consciousness such as feelings, sensation, etc. What is matter or the physical: what is described by physics, physical states like mass, shape, electric charge, etc. Dualism vs. materialism: dualism is the view that mind and matter are different things. Descartes supported dualism: materialism is the view that mind is a part of the material world which is all there is. Most philosophers nowadays believe materialism is true. One form of dualism is cartesian dualism: mind is a separate entity; it is non-spatial, meaning it has no size and no location, states that there are two kinds of foundation: mental and body. This philosophy states that the mental cannot exist outside of the body, and the body cannot think: mind is in causal interaction with matter. Example: injury to body causes painful feeling in mind.

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