Sökning: "Mind-body problem"

Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden Mind-body problem.

  1. 1. The Mysterious Life of the Body : A New look at Psychosomatics

    Författare :Jennifer Bullington; Lennart Nordenfelt; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mind-body problem; dualism; psychosomatics; lived-body; phenomenology; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this study is to critically examine traditional psychosomatic theories, paying special attention to certain philosophical issues such as the mind-body problem and efficacious mechanisms of interaction between meaning, understood as psychosocial factors, and that which is traditionally called "body" (the material, objectified body). Afterwards, an alternative psychosomatic theory is worked out, drawing inspiration from the phenomenology of Maurice Merleau-Ponty. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The felt miracle of phenomenal consciousness

    Författare :Filip Radovic; Teoretisk filosofi; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophical logic; subjectivity; qualia; physicalism; phenomenal; objectivity; explanatory gap; dualism; Cognitive illusion; consciousness; Teoretisk filosofi; logik; Phenomenology; Fenomenologi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is about the problem of how sensory qualities relate to neural states or processes. I shall try to present an account of why dualism appears to be an attractive and intuitive position, but also point out why dualistic intuitions may be misleading. LÄS MER

  4. 3. State and trait measures in the affective disorders

    Författare :Pär Svanborg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :self-assessment; psychiatric status rating scales; diagnosis; personality traits; personality disorders; personality assessment; psychotherapy; fasting glucose;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Personality 'traits' refer to stability, consistency and repeated occurrence of actions while psychiatric 'states' concern the varying part of human behaviour. States are often associated with matter and body, and with biological causes, and 'traits' and 'personality' with 'mind', and with psychological and social causes. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Böjelser & begär : en kritik av medicinens beroendebegrepp

    Författare :Jofen Kihlström; Björn Eriksson; Philip Lalander; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sex love addiction; sociological theory of addiction; alcohol; drugs; dependecy; addiction; ctitique of DSM-IV-TR; substance abuse; substance dependecy; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Sammanfattning : This book is an attempt to formulate a sociological theory of the phenomena which is otherwise known as substance abuse and substance dependency in the medical field.The first step toward such a theory is a critique of how DSM-IV presents diagnostic criteria for substance abuse and substance dependency as if these criteria are valid and reliable ways of measuring mental illness and bodily dysfunction. LÄS MER