mental+philosophy
121Quietism (philosophy) — Quietism in philosophy is an approach to the subject that sees the role of philosophy as broadly therapeutic or remedial. Quietist philosophers believe that philosophy has no positive theses to contribute, but rather that its value is in defusing …
122Zenith Applied Philosophy — (ZAP) is a Christchurch, New Zealand based organisation founded by John Dalhoff (aka John Ultimate) in 1974. ZAP has a world view which is a combination of Scientology, Eastern mysticism and the ideas of the American John Birch Society.Spoonley,… …
123Psychology, Philosophy and Physiology — ( PPP ) is a degree at the University of Oxford.PPP covers the study of thought and behaviour from the differing points of view of psychology, physiology and philosophy. Psychology includes social interaction, learning, child development, mental… …
124Parallelism (philosophy) — In parallelism, mental events and physical events are perfectly coordinated by God; so that when a mental event such as Sally s decision to walk across the room occurs, simultaneously Sally s body heads across the room, in the absence of a direct …
125Deterministic system (philosophy) — A deterministic system is a conceptual model of the philosophical doctrine of determinism applied to a system for understanding everything that has and will occur in the system, based on the physical outcomes of causality. In a deterministic… …
126Mentalism (philosophy) — In philosophy of mind, mentalism is the view that the mind and mental states exist as causally efficacious inner states of persons. The view should be distinguished from substance dualism, which is the view that the mind and the body (or brain)… …
127Mechanical philosophy — Mechanical Me*chan ic*al, a. [From {Mechanic}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with, mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the quantitative relations of force and matter on a macroscopic scale, as… …
128Five elements (Japanese philosophy) — Japan s concepts of the five elements are heavily influenced by Buddhism. The Chinese five elements are called gogyō (五行), and the Indian five elements are called godai (五大). The following article explains the latter.The godai , lit. five great …
