Reflection On The Paradox Of Cartesian Mind-body Dualism

The mind-body problem has been constantly discussed and studied for thousands of years.Mind-body dualism proposed by Descartes pushes the problem of mind and body to forefront of philosophy development and thus opens up the rational road of modern philosophy.The way in which the philosophers and scientists after Descartes devote themselves to the study of the relationship between body and mind and the changes of their value judgments not only promotes the development of philosophy and natural science,but also provides the space for thinking,judgment and imagination and theoretical support for the ones who pursue the essence of life and the meaning of existence maneuver.Although there are fewer and fewer people who believe in Cartesian mind–body duality at present,the problem of mind and body that has become an interdisciplinary issue for scholars in different fields to study and discuss has not been solved well.In the past 10 years,the identity theory of mind and body of the physicalism has gradually dissipated,after which many new theories emerge,such as the "psychic coexistence theory" of phenomenology,the "body subject theory" of phenomenology and "Acts of Beauties" of cognitive science.It is highly concerned and urgent to solve the mind and body problem and stop the constant debate over the issue,which motivates the author to study the Paradox of Cartesian Mind-body Dualism.One of the basic logic of this article is to raise questions and to show the positions,to explore and sort out the history,to draw the conclusions and to reflect on reality.That is to say,from the point of view of Marxism,it can be seen what kind of position the Paradox of Cartesian Mind-body Dualism takes in social scene,natural science field,ethical sight and human activities.The author intends to explore how and why the Paradox of Cartesian Mind-body Dualism comes into being,as well as what the Paradox exactly intends to express.Then,the thought of Cartesian Paradox of Mind-body Dualism is to be discussed from the research history;the research process is to be demonstrated through positive science from the perspective of natural science.Finally,the reflection on the Paradox of Mind-body Dualism is to be presented from the Marxist view on practice(It refers to the reasonable solution to Paradox and ethical value generated during the process).It should be noted that though there is no single chapter in the article to describe the outcome of reflection specifically,the entire reflection activity or the application of reflective thinking permeates the whole process of Cartesian Paradox of Mind-body Dualism(The process includes the presentation of the problem and the position of the author,the analysis of the causes and the essence of the Paradox,and then the revelation and enlightenment of the limitations of the present solutions.Finally,the rational solution of the Paradox and the related ethical values are to be sought in the Marxist philosophy).In addition to the preface and epilogue,the dissertation mainly consists of four interrelated parts.The first part is mainly based on the emergence,formation and influence of the “mind-body problem” in the history of western philosophy,and then introduce Cartesian theory of mind and body.Looking for the discussion on the relationship between body and mind in Cartesian original text,the author intends to make a reflective analysis of Cartesian original related concepts through other related explanatory texts.Based on the previous statement,the conditions,causes and the essence of the Paradox are expounded and analyzed in the second part.In the third part,the author conducts phylogenetic analysis of the various solutions to this Paradoxical relationship of the philosophers and natural scientists who come after Descartes,to reflect and explore the right direction in which Cartesian Paradox of mental and physical relationship is resolved.In the fourth part,starting from the Marxist philosophy,the focus is the discussion that the rational solution of the relationship between the mind and body servers as a special manifestation of the relationship between thought and existence in the practical view.And it is revealed that the aesthetic value is formed during the process that the body and mind are united in the practice of social human activities.