What is the relation between the mind (thoughts, perceptions, sensations, emotions) and the physical body? The traditional answer, assumed by all religions that believe in an afterlife, is dualism: ...

WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) - The relationship between the human mind and body has been a subject that has challenged great thinkers for millennia, including the philosophers Aristotle and ...

What influence did René Descartes' concept of mind-body dualism have on early modern conceptions of the self? In “The Matter of Mind,” Christopher Braider challenges the presumed centrality of ...

Descartes’ mind-body dualism might sound antiquated, but it is still surprisingly prevalent within medicine. But, neuroscientist Camilla Nord argues, treating mental and physical health as separate ...

Ever wondered what helps us learn, the mind or the body? In his book, “It Didn’t Start with You,” author Mark Wolynn traces the continuance of generational trauma to human genes, arguing how ...

If you close your eyes and think about it for a while, as philosophers have done for centuries, the world of the mind seems very different from the one inhabited by our bodies. The psychic space ...

We are very blessed, as a Christian church, to have letters passed down to us that were written in the first century; letters, for example, between the Apostle Paul to one of the new young church ...