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| Mind Body problem: the question of how thinking and sensibility arise from matter, and how the relationship of the mental and the material without which the mental (psychic, psychical) is not possible can be explained. See also substance, res Cogitans, dualism, monism, identity theory, materialism, physicalism, functionalism._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Humberto Maturana on Mind Body Problem - Dictionary of Arguments
I 289 Mind-body problem/domains/Maturana: physicality (corporeality) and behavior are two non-overlapping domains. - They are coupled in their realization, however, because a living system operates as structurally determined. >Operation/Maturana. Physiology: disassembled into parts - in contrast: behavior: interactions (as wholes). >Behavior. Separate domains: solutions for mind-body problem: language depends on physicality, but does not act in its field. - This solves the problem of consciousness, self, soul. >Consciousness, >Self, >Soul. Mind-body: recursive coupling of the areas of behavior and physiology. >Recursion, >Mind, >Body, cf. >Materialism, >Identity theory._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Maturana I Umberto Maturana Biologie der Realität Frankfurt 2000 |
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