interactionalism vs epiphenomentalism

substance dualism claims there are …. types of substance

2 types of substances

what are these 2 types of substances?

mind and body

the mind and body are O_ D_ what does this mean

the mind and body are ONTOLOGICALL DISTINCT

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this means they do not rely on one another

interactionalism claims what about the mind and body?

the mind and body both affect one another

there is a 2 way interaction

epiphenomentlaism claims what about the mind and body?

physical (body) changes mental (mind)

but the mind doesn’t change the body

how is interactionalism and epiphenomentalism similar?

they are both under substance dualism

outline similarities and differences of interactionalism and epiphenomentalism \[5marks\]

substance diualism claims that there are 2 types of substances; mind and body, and these are ontologically distinct from eachother and they do not rely on one another.

interactionalism claims the mind affects the body and the body affects the mind, there is a 2 way interaction

whereas compared to epipheomentalism which claims the physcial effects, there is only a one way interaction between these properties

epiphenomentalism and interactionalism are similar as they are both under substance dualism, an exmaple of this is seen through mental states are like smoke coming out of a steam train; the steam is a consequence of the physical