Lecture on Substance Dualism and Functionalism

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Substance Dualism

A theory claiming that humans are composed of two substances: an extended material sensing substance (body) and an unextended immaterial thinking substance (mind).

Pineal Gland

A part of the brain where all nerve strands from the body terminate, facilitating the connection between mind and body.

Mental States

Ideas in the mind, which result from the sensation process in the brain.

Operationalism

A theory about the nature of existing things, focusing on how they persist through time and how they function.

Nervous System

A system of nerves that travel from body parts to the brain and back, allowing for communication between the two.

Afferent Nerve

Nerves that send signals to the brain from the rest of the body.

Efferent Nerve

Nerves that send signals from the brain back to the body.

Sense Perception

The outputs from the brain that inform us about what we see, hear, feel, smell, and taste.

Ideas

Thoughts which are products of the brain's processing of signals and can lead to further processing and action.

Body Movements

How the body moves in response to motor signals sent from the brain.

substance accident metaphysics

claims that we are composed of two substances; an extended material sensing substance (body) and an unextended immaterial thinking substance (mind).