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Of the three theories advanced to account for differences in material objects
-vitalism,the theory of emergence,and mechanism-
the emergence theory is the most satisfactory :
new wholes are formed in nature the behavior of which could never have been predicted from knowledge of the parts.
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The mind-body problem
-What are the relations between body and mind ?-
has been made difficult by confusion concerning the meanings of "mind" and "body" ;
but the solution probably is that mind affects body,
and body affects mind.
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There must be a center of consciousness which is more than a mere ordering of sense data,but this center may be nothing more than a mass of bodily feelings.
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Memory traces are neither purely mental nor purely physiological ;
they are psychic factors.
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