Interactionalism And Physicalism

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This article provides a study of the philosophies of interactionalism and physicalism. The writer discusses the origin of mental processes. The writer also looks at the role of consciousness. In this paper, the writer examines the conflict between the two theories.

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"The theories of Physicalism and Interactionalism are necessarily in conflict. Physicalists hold that mental events have their origins in the physical or material realm and can therefore be approached as physical occurrences. Interactionalism in contrast, asserts that there is insufficient common ground between the neural and the physical realities of human experience to make this generalisation. Physicalist theory has found support for a number of reasons, the most important of these being the scientific advancements in the field of neurology. Researchers have ... "

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