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The concepts are related because they are frequently paired in philosophical discourse regarding Cartesian dualism, which posits a divide between the subject and the body as seen in [1] and [2]. Furthermore, [3] highlights a circular definition where a body is defined by its relationship to a subject, while [4] notes that both concepts are considered logically posterior to the concept of a person.
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The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 2 facts
claimCartesian dualism has been identified as the most central problem of modern science and the modern/colonial worldview due to its ontological dualism, which contributes to the 'Great Divide' between mind and body, subject and object, human and non-human, culture and nature, humanities and natural sciences, and Us and Them.
claimThe humanities are trapped by the Cartesian subject, which leads them to repeatedly discover the illusiveness of reality while failing to bridge the gap between subject and object, mind and body, and individual and society.
Good Old-Fashioned Artificial Consciousness and the Intermediate ... frontiersin.org 1 fact
claimThe definition of a body is circular because an object is typically considered a body only when it is the body of a subject, yet the body is simultaneously the cornerstone of the subject.
Self-Consciousness - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimP.F. Strawson defines the concept of a person as 'primitive' by asserting it is logically prior to the concepts of 'subject' and 'body,' meaning persons are not compounds of subjects and bodies.