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[catalogued under 17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 8. Dualism of Mind Critique]

Full Idea

Given the way dualism wallows in mystery, accepting dualism is giving up.

Gist of Idea

Dualism wallows in mystery, and to accept it is to give up

Source

Daniel C. Dennett (Consciousness Explained [1991], 2.4)

Book Reference

Dennett,Daniel C.: 'Consciousness Explained' [Penguin 1993], p.37


A Reaction

Some things, of course, might be inherently mysterious to us, and we might as well give up. The big dualist mystery is the explanation of how such different substances can interact. How do two physical substances manage to interact?