Search for dissertations about: "Mind-body problem"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words Mind-body problem.

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

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

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  4. 2. The felt miracle of phenomenal consciousness

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

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

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

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

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE