Dual-aspect monism

• Dual-aspect monism


  Only one kind of ontological entity, but it has 2 aspects
• Subjective


  Based on or influenced by personal feelings or opinions
• With dual-aspect monism, the two aspects can easily interact, which overcomes the issues with dualism
• Dual-aspect monism is not dependant but complimentary
• The 2 aspects in dual-aspect monism emphasise each other's qualities
• Pauli and Jung applied the concept of a mind-brain relationship, theorising that the mental and physical are complimentary aspects of one psycho-physical reality
• Panpsychism- the belief that there is a level of consciousness in all entities in the universe down to quantum particles
• Panpsychism supports dual-aspect monism
• Dual-aspect monism when eating chocolate

  1. Mental aspect: taste, texture, flavour
  2. Physical aspect: electrical and chemical changes in the brain and body
• Mental aspects are not observable by science, and are subjective
• Physical aspects are observable by science
• The idea of the soul is redundant in dual-aspect monism
• All forms of dualism, including substance dualism, are unnecessary since subjective mental life can be explained as one aspect of one underlying substance