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Philosophy of mind is a branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the mind, mental events, mental functions, mental properties, consciousness, and their relationship to the physical body, particularly the brain.

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Is the mind infinite?

Infinite in extent? Hua-yen seems to say this (I can find a page number if you need that) about the function of mind, based on its metaphysics of interprenetration. Similarly, the Jewel Net of Indra s …
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The Evolution of Free Will: Is Kevin Mitchell's argument robust?

what we perceive to be decisions are in fact merely events which occur as the result of determined and/or probabilistic/random sequences; events over which we exert no control. You seem to be saying …
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Is it reasonable to believe that others have sentient minds?

To quote another answer an assumption of uniformity of properties across the class of objects we call humans -- which is a more simple hypothesis that is consistent with all of our observations Indu …
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What is the difference between mind and consciousness?

The aggregate of form corresponds to what we would call material or physical factors. It includes not only our own bodies, but also the material objects that surround us - the earth, the oceans, the …
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Are your memories part of you?

Strange question. The past forms part of what we call ourselves (I am the person that got into medical school), even if we are not the same. Our memories are how we make sense of ourselves, but I don' …
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What is intention?

You should specify what you mean by 'intention', if you mean it in the sense its used in the philosophy of consciousness or, contrastively, the everyday sense Where the term “intentionality” is conce …
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