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Dualism is the view that there is a non-physical aspect to human beings--a mental/spiritual aspect and a physical aspect. (See the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Dualism for reference.) The vast majority of people are dualists. More than that, they are what philosophers call "substance dualists" (aka Cartesian dualists) in that they believe in an immaterial spiritual plane of existence that is independent of physics. The major alternative to substance dualism is "property dualism"--the view that mental phenomena are not physical per se, but that mental/spiritual experience is a property of certain physical interactions. In modern terms, one might call it an emergent property.
Just out of curiosity, I would like to know whether you consider yourself a substance (Cartesian) or property dualist. If not, why not? So I offer two choices and an option to decline either label (with explanation).
Just out of curiosity, I would like to know whether you consider yourself a substance (Cartesian) or property dualist. If not, why not? So I offer two choices and an option to decline either label (with explanation).
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