Body and MindConcerned with the nature of the human body, the nature of the human mind, and how the body and mind interact. This investigation into what is, then, the nature of man himself is one of the most crucial philosophical questions and is preliminary to the broader investigations of logic, metaphysics and epistemology. |
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THE MINDBODY PROBLEM AND | 1 |
HOW THE MINDBODY PROBLEM ARISES | 14 |
Propositions | 25 |
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