22. Psychophysical Parallelism POSITION: Mental states influence each other. Bodily events also influence each other. BUT these two cannot influence each other. PROBLEMS: 1. Commonsense? 2. A pre-established harmony 11/03/08
23. Emergentism (Epiphenomenalism) POSITION: Mental processes are produced by brain processes, but are qualitatively different. 11/03/08 The physical can effect the mental and each other but otherwise is not acceptable.
28. Psychogeny : the origin of psuche mind,spirit,soul principle of life, existence associated with mental processes (consciousness, perception, self-awearness,memory...)
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31. ...that spirits are standing by at the mating and birth of animals- a numberless number of immortals on the look-out for mortal frames, jostling to get in first... Or is there perhaps an established compact that first come will be first served? ( Lucretius,1959)
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33. How much complexity is required? Are they conscious without a circulatory system? Is colony of cells without a nervous system conscious? Is it same me today as it was years ago? Is a high school student less of a person than a proffessor? How should happy adults with rich personal experiences but low intellegence be treated? Emergentism devalues psuche?
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