Difference between revisions of "Mind"

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The faculties such as [[compassion]], [[empathy]], and the desire for [[justice]], point to man as [[God]]'s greatest [[Creationism|creation]].
 
The faculties such as [[compassion]], [[empathy]], and the desire for [[justice]], point to man as [[God]]'s greatest [[Creationism|creation]].
  
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[[Materialism|Materialists]] refuse to consider any supernatural aspect of the mind, such as the possibility that it survives death. This is not [[Science|scientific]]: the assumption that the mind is a [[Physics|physical]] phenomena is [[pseudoscience]].
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There are many held perspectives and branches that deal with the mind.
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==Voluntarism==
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==Strucuturalism==
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==Functionalism==
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==The Gestalt Movement==
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==Psychoanalysis==
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==Behaviorism==
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Revision as of 21:50, December 14, 2008

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The mind is the most obvious thing which sets apart human beings from animals. Mind is not synonymous with 'brain'.

The mind has the capacity for thought, including imagination, foresight, analysis, and emotion, which in various ways use the powers of the brain.

The faculties such as compassion, empathy, and the desire for justice, point to man as God's greatest creation.

There are many held perspectives and branches that deal with the mind.

Voluntarism

Strucuturalism

Functionalism

The Gestalt Movement

Psychoanalysis

Behaviorism

See also