Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Gottfried Leibniz, David H. Sanford and David J.Chalmers

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17 ideas

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 1. Dualism
Soul represents body, but soul remains unchanged, while body continuously changes [Leibniz]
17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 2. Interactionism
Maybe dualist interaction is possible at the quantum level? [Chalmers]
Supervenience makes interaction laws possible [Chalmers]
17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 3. Panpsychism
Leibniz has a panpsychist view that physical points are spiritual [Leibniz, by Martin/Barresi]
Something rather like souls (though not intelligent) could be found everywhere [Leibniz]
It is odd if experience is a very recent development [Chalmers]
Every body contains a kind of sense and appetite, or a soul [Leibniz]
17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 4. Occasionalism
Mind and body can't influence one another, but God wouldn't intervene in the daily routine [Leibniz]
Occasionalism give a false view of natural laws, miracles, and substances [Leibniz, by Jolley]
17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 5. Parallelism
Assume that mind and body follow their own laws, but God has harmonised them [Leibniz]
Maybe mind and body are parallel, like two good clocks [Leibniz]
The soul does know bodies, although they do not influence one another [Leibniz]
We should say that body is mechanism and soul is immaterial, asserting their independence [Leibniz]
Souls act as if there were no bodies, and bodies act as if there were no souls [Leibniz]
Perfections of soul subordinate the body, but imperfections of soul submit to the body [Leibniz]
17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 7. Zombies
It's impossible, but imagine a body carrying on normally, but with no mind [Leibniz]
If I can have a zombie twin, my own behaviour doesn't need consciousness [Chalmers]