The Mystery of the Mind: Alternative Research Strategies, Part I.

The article discusses on the history of intellectual detective story or the intellectual drama about the problem of mind, which started with mystery and followed by an investigation. Plato, a philosopher, had observed the discrepancy between the ideal forms of the content of mind and the world of ev...

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Published in:Russian Studies in Philosophy Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 5 - 21
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Spring2007
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Summary:The article discusses on the history of intellectual detective story or the intellectual drama about the problem of mind, which started with mystery and followed by an investigation. Plato, a philosopher, had observed the discrepancy between the ideal forms of the content of mind and the world of everyday phenomena. Philosopher Rene Descartes focuses on the fundamental difference between res cognitas and res extensa with their interaction in the act of thinking.