The Extension, Which Is Generated From Effect Of Digitization On The Mental And Body's Relationship

The mind-body relationship (MBR) is one of the most interesting and complicated issue of contemporary philosophy, psychology and epistemology. It is also an important problem with dual character of science and philosophy. On one hand, it is one of great theoretical theme of nature science. On the other hand, it is also a key philosophical issue. Therefore, the discussion of it is not only the enrichment of the basic philosophical problem and of great importance as deepening epistemology research, but also can provide theoretical thought and methodology of scientific research under the virtual technical condition.The extension, which is generated from effect of digitization on the MBR, can start from the investigation on the historical development of MBR. Through the investigation, this article points out the growing process of MBR which undergoes the experience from 'soul and flesh' to 'spirit and body'. Then it states further the different characteristic of the development of the mind-body relationship (MBR) under the different seedtime. The ancient natural philosophy has an inclination of stressing the soul and despising the body, while the status of the body has elevated remarkably in modern natural philosophy. In current natural philosophy, the cognition of MRB is more comprehensive, but it still has some questions that need further exploration.The emergence of current digitization has provided new fields dealing with the MBR issue. Then I come up with the following extension of the MBR based on various conclusions of current philosophers:1. The meanings of mind-body has some new features in the digitization era.2. Virtual actuality technology has extended the field of MBR from space and time. The space extension is represented in the environment of mind-body, MBR itself and the existence of mind -body. The time extension can be manifested in the relativization, involving and flexibility of virtual time.These changes generate separation in mind and body between the time and space, which brings the MBR severe challenges, such as how to ascertain the identity of the 'virtual ego', is the body still real-life without the 'self-consciousness', what predicament will the virtual ego meet and how to regard the classic MBR theory? This paper will give some explanations for how to regard these challenges. And I would elucidate these questions from virtual reality versus actual one, virtual space versus the actual and virtual practice versus actual practice.Firstly, virtual actuality has its basis of existence, which is the actuality generated from a serial of artificial condition as well as technical systems and which would not exist without these conditions. Virtual actuality is substantively similar to real actuality merely on sense or the effect of experience. Therefore, virtual actuality is only a facsimile of real actuality, which needs real actuality as a templet.Secondly, virtual space is sustained by actual space. The virtual space made of information, which is merely a property of substance, is based on the physical entity. In addition, virtual space and actual one are inseparable.Thirdly, virtual practice is supported by the real one. Real practice is the premise and basis of virtual one and the virtual in return is the extension and sublimation of actual practice. Hence, it is still the actuality that the fundamental point of virtual reality, space and practice. From the above we can draw the conclusions definitely that the traditional MBR theory has not changed or weakened and the current digitization only extends the MBR theory to some extent.