Summary of dual-aspect monism

• Dual-aspect monism is dualism is its claim that there is only one entity
• Dual-aspect monism is not reductionist, as physicalism is
• The on entity is unknown, but has two aspects to it, and we can see the difference between them but looking at the brain and mind
• The brain is observable by science and is purely physical
• The mind consists of subjective consciousness- it relates to qualia which cannot be reduced to chemical processes in the brain
• Qualia= the qualities of subjective experience, e.g. the smell of a cup of coffee
• All forms of dualism and concepts of the soul are redundant- the subjective nature of consciousness is one aspect of a single substance