Saturday, July 21, 2018

Brain and Mind - The Distinction




Brain is part of the body. Stomach is also part of the body. We input food from outside that goes into the stomach. Similarly sensory organs input information into the brain. The information stored in the brain is called the mind. While food is digested within a short time, information is stored for a long time and is used for making decisions. (Narayana Rao, 21 July 2018)


Further Reading about Mind and Body


What Is the Mind?
Understanding mind and consciousness via the unified theory
Posted Dec 22, 2011
Gregg Henriques Ph.D.
Theory of Knowledge.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/theory-knowledge/201112/what-is-the-mind


What’s The Difference Between The Mind And The Brain?
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
https://www.thebestbrainpossible.com/the-mind-and-the-brain-what-is-the-difference/


What is the mind-body problem?
Nagel T,
Ciba Found Symp. 1993;174:1-7; discussion 7-13.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8319503


CHAPTER 3: MIND

From Great Issues in Philosophy, by James Fieser
CONTENTS

A. Consciousness

Three Sources of Knowledge about the Conscious Mind

Three Features of Consciousness

Problem of Other Minds

B. Personal Identity

The Body Criterion

The Mind Criterion

Life after Death

D. Varieties of Mind-body Dualism

Dualism's Assets and Liabilities

Interactive dualism

Parallelism

E. Varieties of Mind-Body Materialism

Arguments for Mind-Body Materialism
https://www.utm.edu/staff/jfieser/class/120/3-mind.htm



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