A Glance at the Current Theories on the Mind-body Relation

In what follows, the author has dealt with the mind-boy relation. Different theories have been offered by the scholars in order to explain the relation, all of which can be classified into two major groups: monistic and dualistic. In the monistic view, mind and body are of one single substance with two different functions; in the dualistic view, however, mind and body are two different and separate substances with their own particular functions. The latter view has a background as long as history of philosophy backed by Plato of the ancient philosophers and Descartes among the later ones. Meanwhile, the majority of Muslim philosophers have the inclination towards the dualistic view one of the most prominent theorists of which is Avicenna. Since both views are open to serious criticisms, it is very challenging to choose one of them, though the dualistic view seem more justifiable.