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mind-body problem

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mind-body problem
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(Philosophy) the traditional philosophical problem concerning the nature of mind, body, and the relationship between them See dualism [2] interactionism, parallelism [3] monism [1] idealism [3] materialism [2] identity theory, behaviourism [2]
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