mind–body dualism
philosophical theory that mental phenomena are non-physical and that matter exists independently of mind
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mind–body dualism
Summary
mind–body dualism is a philosophical theory[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of philosophical_theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (589 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- mind–body dualism's image is recorded as Descartes mind and body.gif[3].
- mind–body dualism's instance of is recorded as philosophical theory[4].
- mind–body dualism's subclass of is recorded as anthropological dualism[5].
- mind–body dualism's part of is recorded as ontology[6].
- mind–body dualism's part of is recorded as philosophy of mind[7].
- mind–body dualism's opposite of is recorded as naïve realism[8].
- mind–body dualism's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/017r51[9].
- mind–body dualism's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/mind-body-dualism[10].
- mind–body dualism's BBC Things ID is recorded as d17b4a85-fe53-4afb-bcea-0be489e48bbd[11].
- mind–body dualism's BabelNet ID is recorded as 16545793n[12].
- mind–body dualism's Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ID is recorded as dualism[13].
- mind–body dualism's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as dualisme[14].
- mind–body dualism's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 205959760[15].
- mind–body dualism's item disputed by is recorded as Alfred North Whitehead[16].
- mind–body dualism's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as neuroscience/mind-body-dualism[17].
- mind–body dualism's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as computer-science/cartesian-dualism[18].
Why It Matters
mind–body dualism ranks in the top 3% of philosophical_theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (589 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]