Philosophy of Mind

Can I doubt that my mind exists? It seems absurd to imagine, but I take the mental journey nowhere nonetheless. Descartes used one of his premises for mind body dualism that he "cannot doubt" his mind exists. Of course, this conclusion does depend on the retort of a few essential questions. What is a mind? I believe the one main component that characterizes a mind is the concept of thought. A mind is an entity, …

…a physical body if the mind could function without it anyway? Also, why would God give the appearance of a body in the first place if we are entirely unaffected by it. People have realized these concerned and in their discomfort have turned to a new theory. Epiphenominalism is the last duelist view that is popular. The epiphenominalist will say that our mind functions are simply a by-product of the physical stimuli that affect us.