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Dualism is fundamentally defined by its relationship to the physical, positing that the mental and the physical are distinct, irreducible, and equally fundamental entities as described in [1], [2], and [3]. Furthermore, dualism explicitly contrasts itself with the physical by arguing that consciousness is ontologically separate from the physical [4] and that the physicalist worldview is incomplete [5], [6].
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Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org 3 facts
claimDualism is defined by two core tenets: (1) the mental and the physical are both fundamental, meaning neither is constituted by the other, and (2) the mental and the physical stand in a causal relation to each other.
claimSubstance dualism, the traditional version of dualism defended by René Descartes, regards the mental and the physical as two different fundamental substances or kinds of stuff.
perspectiveDualists argue that while physicalism may be simpler and more elegant than dualism, the epistemic gap between the mental and the physical is a datum that is incompatible with physicalism but compatible with dualism.
Hard Problem of Consciousness | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 2 facts
claimDualism is the claim that consciousness is ontologically distinct from anything physical.
claimDualism reasons from the explanatory, epistemological, or conceptual gaps between the phenomenal and the physical to the metaphysical conclusion that the physicalist worldview is incomplete and needs to be supplemented by the addition of irreducibly phenomenal substance or properties.
Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
perspectiveDualist views assert that both the mental and the physical are real and that neither can be assimilated to the other.
Dualism, Physicalism, and Philosophy of Mind - Capturing Christianity capturingchristianity.com 1 fact
claimDualism is defined as the philosophical view that the mental and the physical are equally fundamental, with neither being reducible to the other or to a third entity.