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Definition:
A form of mind / body dualism, the doctrine of interactionism argues that mental events can cause
physical events and physical events can cause mental events. Thus, emotions can cause a change in
blood pressure while certain music can cause a memory to resurface.
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What is the Philosophy of Mind?
The relatively recent specialty known as Philosophy of Mind deals with questions of consciousness and how it interacts with the body and the outside world. Thus, it asks not only what mental phenomena are and what gives rise to them, but also what relationship they have to the larger physical body and the world around us.What is Philosophy?
What is philosophy? Is there any point in studying philosophy, or is it a useless subject? What are the different branches of philosophy - what's the difference between aestheitcs and ethics? What's the difference between metaphysics and epistemology?
