The mind-body Cartesian dualism and psychiatry

2018/03/31 by Florence Thibaut · 1 voice · 2 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology #Pain Management and Placebo Effect #Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs

paper · doi:10.31887/dcns.2018.20.1/fthibaut

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Abstract

The French philosopher René Descartes (1596-1650) argued that the natures of mind and body are completely different from one another and that each could exist by itself. How can these two structures with different natures causally interact in order to give rise to a human being with voluntary bodily motions and sensations? Even today, the problem of mind-body causal interaction remains a matter of debate.

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