Volume : IV, Issue : XII, December - 2014

Mind and Body

Aloke Bhunia

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There are some undeniable acts which point to the close relation between mind and body. There are many facts of everyday occurrence which prove that mind and body are closely related. A blow on the head is followed by temporary loss of consciousness. One’s general physical condition influences one’s mental outlook. On the other hand, prolonged mental worries and anxieties wear down one’s physical health. The facts of anatomy also point to this relation. A disease of the ain affects of mental life. Various forms of mental life are now known to be localized in different portions of ain. It has been observed that if a particular part of the ain of eliminated by operation, the mental experiences connected with that part becomes eliminated or interfered with. Moreover, comparative anatomy has established that mind grows in capacity as the nervous system becomes more and more complex from the lower to the higher forms of life. These observation unmistakable points to some form of an intimate relation between mind and the body. But what is the nature of this relation? Several theories have been advanced to describe the nature of this relation, viz., Interactionism, Occasionalism, Pre–established harmony. Parallelism, Epiphenomenalism, Emergent evolution etc.

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Aloke Bhunia Mind and Body Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue : 12 December 2014

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