Foundations of psychologyChapter 7The mind-brain problem, free will and consciousness Throughout history, humans have been impressed by their ability to reflect about themselves and the world around them.Self: the feeling of being an individual with private experiences, feelings and beliefs, who interacts in a coherent and purposeful way with the environment.Mind-brain problem: issue of how the mind is related to the brain.Three main viewsDualismThe mind (or soul) is something independent of the bodyMaterialismThe mind is nothing but a by-product of the biological processes taking place in a particular brain.FunctionalismThe mind is indeed realised in a brain, but it could be copied in any other brain.Just like information on a computer can be copied to other computers Mind: aggregate of faculties humans (and animals) have to perceive, feel, think, remember and want.Dualism: view of the mind-body relation according to which the mind is immaterial and completely independent of the body; central within religions and also in Descartes’ philosophy.Dualism in religion and traditional philosophyReligion Dualism is central to religions.They are grounded in the belief that people possess a divine soul created by God, which temporarily lives in the body, and which leaves the corpse upon its death.The soul is what gives...

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Historical and conceptual issues in psychology, by Brysbaert, M and Rastle, K (second edition) - a summary

Historical and conceptual issues in psychology, by Brysbaert, M and Rastle, K (second edition) - a summary

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This is a summary of the book: Historical and conceptual issues in psychology, by Brysbaert, M and Rastle, K. This book is about the history of Psychology and how now-day psychology came to be. The book is used in the course 'Foundations of psychology' at the second year of psychology at the University of Amsterdam.