Philosophy of mind

Philosophy of mind is the philosophical study of the nature of the mind, mental events, mental functions, mental properties, and consciousness.

What is the mind?

Does the word mind refer simply to a collection of particular thoughts, feelings, and so forth, or does it refer to some entity over and above those particular thoughts, feelings, and so forth? If mind refers to an entity, is it composed of the same kind of substance as physical objects, or of some other substance? This article does not propose to answer these questions, but to outline what other questions any answer might involve.

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Other questions could be asked regarding the mind; we might raise the mind-body problem. If we suppose that the mind is some sort of mental substance, we might ask: Is there some way to explain mental substance in terms of physical substance, or not?

Related Topics:
Mind-body problem - Mental substance

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