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Are you referring to Cartesian dualism? Have you read Gilbert Ryle's "The Concept of Mind" (1949) [0]? This is a very old and tired argument. The form you se
by omginternets 10y ago
Are you referring to Cartesian dualism?
Have you read Gilbert Ryle's "The Concept of Mind" (1949) [0]?
This is a very old and tired argument. The form you seem to be endorsing has fallen out of favor in philosophy circles. For an intuitive understanding of why interactionist dualism is a bad explanation of phenomenology, consider the following problems:
- How does your non-physical substance (what you call a fundamental force in the universe) interact with a physical "antenna"?
- Given that this force interacts with matter (as evidenced by consciousness disappearing after certain brain injuries), how is it that it evades physical measure by scientific instruments?
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Concept_of_Mind https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Concept_of_Mind