The Parallelism of Mind and Body From the Standpoint of Metaphysics (Classic Reprint): A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculties of the Graduate ... Doctor of Philosophy Department of Philosophy - Softcover

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Exploring how mind and body might relate without saying one causes the other. This thoughtful essay asks whether metaphysical parallelism can fit with scientific ideas and everyday experience, and what that means for knowledge of mind and matter.

The author surveys historical views from Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz, and weighs modern challenges to interaction between consciousness and physical processes. It offers a careful, step‑by‑step examination of how different forms of parallelism could hold together a coherent view of reality, meaning, and scientific knowledge.

• How the mind–body puzzle has shaped major philosophers across centuries


• Different ways parallelism might connect mental states to physical processes


• Critical tests for maintaining consistency with science and experience


• Arguments about knowability, reality, and the nature of consciousness

Ideal for readers who enjoy clear, rigorous analysis of classic debates in philosophy of mind and metaphysics, and for those curious about how ancient problems meet modern ideas.

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