The Problem with Dualism Behav

Jeff Extra Credit Assignment #1 a.1) The main hindrance for dualism is to explain how something non-physical (mind, soul) is associated with something physical (body). According to dualism, the association between the person (mind, soul) and the body is so intimate that many people falsely believe they are indistinguishable from their bodies. Descartes says its because they have never had the experience of being without their body. The opposing belief of dualism is physicalism, which states …

…used to describe the same event: the neurosciences and folk psychology. Neurosciences are sciences about the human brain, central nervous system, and the biochemistry of it all. Folk psychology is a psychological theory that uses mental terms; this theory explains human behavior by talking about beliefs, desires, etc. In summary, there are two languages (neurosciences and folk psychology) that can be used to describe one theory: reductive materialism. This avoids the problems of logical behaviorism.