RE: virus: Social Metaphysics

Robin Faichney (r.j.faichney@stir.ac.uk)
Wed, 1 Oct 1997 11:27:06 +0100


> From: David McFadzean[SMTP:david@lucifer.com]
>
> At 01:45 PM 9/30/97 -0500, Brett Lane Robertson wrote:
> >And what is wrong with the mind being primary?
>
> I meant primary in the sense that physical reality is
> made out of mind. There are two main positions in the
> philosophy of mind: dualism and monism. Dualists believe
> that everything is physical or mental. The monists
> believe everything is made out of one substance.
>
Don't forget dual aspect theory: everything seems to be
either physical or mental, but in fact there's really only
sort of stuff. It's the best of both worlds! :-)

Robin