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Do We Have a Soul? #87

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Do We Have a Soul? #87

Monism, Dualism and the Philosophy of Mind

Dr Andreas Matthias
Feb 24, 2021
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We all agree that we have a mind. We can think, we can feel, we can take decisions, we can relate to others, we can do physics and play chess. But what, exactly, is that elusive mind?

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Animal minds

This question has troubled philosophers for as long as philosophy exists. One problem arises when we think of things that have “less mind” than we do. A dog, for example, a cat, a pig. Or: a pigeon, a sparrow. A palm tree. A Christmas tree.

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