Dualism

I Think, Therefore I Eat Junk Food: Philosophy and Health

Wray Herbert | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Mind-Body Connection, Dualism, Philosophy, Behavior Change, Cognitive Psychology, Nutrition, Exercise, Health Psychology, Health, Priming, Social Cognition, Science News
Wray Herbert

So are you a dualist? Most scientists reject the notion that the mind has an immaterial substance that's unlike the physical world. Instead, they argue that the mind somehow emerges from the squishy matter called the brain -- a philosophy called physicalism.

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Can Conflict Actually Improve Relationships?

Peter Baksa | Posted 03.31.2012

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Peter Baksa

Instead of labeling the other person or our ourselves as bad or wrong, see this as an opportunity or contrasting life situation that will allow you to build a bridge to a better place, a more desirable moment.

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The Meeting Of Science And Mysticism

Deepak Chopra | Posted 03.12.2012

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Deepak Chopra

It's a well-worn truth that the modern world is built upon science and technology. But this truth doesn't dominate everyday life as much as one might think.

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A New Year, And Possibly A New World

Deepak Chopra | Posted 03.05.2012

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Deepak Chopra

Upheavals in the outer world are secondary, in the long sweep of history, to inner revolutions. We may be on the verge of such a one.

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Does Your Mind Impact Your Health?

Marc B. Levin | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Dualism, Mind Body Health, Body and Mind, Mind Body, Mind Body Soul, Mind Body Relationship, Body & Mind, Body Mind, Mindfulness, Mind Body Spirit, Monism, Healthy Living News
Marc B. Levin

In a discussion of health, wellness and well-being, an important concept is the relationship between the mind and the body. There are two primary ways of looking at the mind-body relationship.

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Cara Santa Maria

Mental Illness Is Brain Illness

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 12.06.2011

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The mind does not exert power on the brain nor does the brain exert power on the mind. Mind is an emergent property of brain. And mental illness is a dysfunction of both sides of the coin.

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Is That All There Is? Subjectivity And My Stupid Computer

Dimitri Hamlin | Posted 12.10.2011

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Dimitri Hamlin

There are different ways of experiencing things. I tend to focus more on what I conceive as the difference between things, instead of how the same things can be experienced in different ways.

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The Tyranny of the Body in the Quest for Spiritual Life

Eric Simpson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Biodeterminism, Spirituality, Dualism, Biological Determinism, Soul, Body and Soul, Nature Versus Nurture, Body vs. Soul, Genetic Determinism, Nature vs. Nurture, Religion News
Eric Simpson

When physical appetites obscure the human spirit, we enter the chaos of interior and exterior conflict, addiction, enslavement, and hypocrisy.

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Partner As Guru: Relationship As An Evolutionary Tool (VIDEO)

Suzie Heumann | Posted 11.17.2011

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Suzie Heumann

Devotion might look like what a student has with a teacher or an aspirant has with a guru. The teacher must be high minded and the guru must be the best kind with the highest goals of the student in mind.

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The Emperor's New FMRI

Barry Schwartz | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Brain Research, Fmri, Reductionism, Psychology, Neuroscience, Dualism, FMRI Scanners, Naive Reductionism, Brain Science, Neuroscientists, Affective Neuroscience, Brain Tumor, Healthy Living News
Barry Schwartz

The lay attitude, "naïve reductionism," assumes that the causes of behavior lie in states of the brain, not in states of psychology. This is a profound mistake.

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