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Mind–body problem From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ??(Redirected from?Mind-body dichotomy) See also:?Philosophy of mind René Descartes illustration of?mind/body dualism. Descartes believed inputs are passed on by the sensory organs to theepiphysis?in the brain and from there to the immaterial spirit. See his?Meditations on First Philosophy[1] Different approaches toward resolving the mind–body problem. Part of?a series?on René Descartes Cartesianism?·?RationalismFoundationalismDoubt and certaintyDream argumentCogito ergo sumTrademark argumentCausal adequacy principleMind–body dichotomyAnalytic geometryCoordinate systemCartesian circle?·?FoliumRule of signs?·Cartesian diverBalloonist theoryWax argumentRes cogitans?·?Res extensa Works The WorldDiscourse on the MethodLa GéométrieMeditations on First PhilosophyPrinciples of PhilosophyPassions of the Soul People Christina, Queen of SwedenBaruch SpinozaGottfried Wilhelm LeibnizFrancine Descartes v t e The?mind–body problem?in philosophy examines the relationship between?mindand?matter, and in particular the relationship between?consciousness?and thebrain. The problem was famously addressed by?René Descartes?in the 17th century, resulting in?Cartesian dualism, and by pre-Aristotelian?philosophers,[2][3]?inAvicennian philosophy,[4]?and in earlier Asian traditions. A variety of approaches have been proposed. Most are either?dualist?or?monist. Dualism maintains a rigid distinction between the realms of mind and matter. Monism maintains that there is only one unifying reality, substance or essence in terms of which everything can be explained. Each of these categories itself contains numerous variants. The two main forms of dualism are?substance dualism, which holds that the mind is formed of a distinct type of substance not governed by the laws of physics, and?property dualism, which holds that mental properties involving conscious experience are fundamental properties, alongside the f