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bundle dualism

bundle dualism noun: the theory that the mind does not exist as a sole entity, being composed of many immaterial parts that are entirely independent from the material world.

Noun

bundle dualism (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) The theory that the mind does not exist as a sole entity, being composed of many immaterial parts that are entirely independent from the material world.
    • Well, if one is convinced […] that conscious states are not physical in character, the only remaining alternatives are bundle dualism and one-substance dualism. The Cartesian typically rejects the former because he holds that any state is a state of some underlying substance.1974, William P. Alston, Richard B. Brandt, editors, The Problems of Philosophy, 2nd edition, Boston: Allyn and Bacon, Inc., →LCCN, page 451
    • If what is said above is correct, the mind transcends the physical world and is, ipso facto, non-physical. But this does not indicate whether it is a substance or only a collection of states. I shall argue that bundle dualism will not suffice because this would make it into a complex entity and...2003, Howard Robinson, “Dualism”, in Stephen P. Stich, Ted A. Warfield, editors, The Blackwell Guide of Philosophy of Mind, Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 92

Origin of bundle dualism

From bundle + dualism, from Hume's internal observation of the mind as “a bundle of perceptions.”

Questions about bundle dualism

What does bundle dualism mean?
Bundle dualism means the theory that the mind does not exist as a sole entity, being composed of many immaterial parts that are entirely independent from the material world.
What part of speech is bundle dualism?
Bundle dualism is a noun.

Words near bundle dualism in the dictionary

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  2. bundle branch blocks
  3. bundle branches
  4. bundle buggies
  5. bundle buggy
  6. bundle dualism
  7. bundle of energy
  8. bundle of His
  9. bundle of joy
  10. bundle of Kent
  11. bundle of laughs

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