Abstract
Scientific advances have made great contributions into the understanding of biological basis of psychopathology. Materialism has become a very popular concept. In this thesis, I shall argue that both the mind and the brain exist though as separate entities, but that their functions are related. I shall rely as much as possible on what happen in psychotic states as well as in states of introspection. Thus by way of objectives, this paper sets out to show that there is no identity between the mind and the brain though both are related functionally. The nature of this relationship is such that all actions including the reflexes are under the direction of the mind but are carried out by the brain and other parts of the nervous system. I maintain that the view that there is no immaterial component in Man cannot be sustained. Rather than proclaim identity between mind and brain, we should endeavour to Interpret the relationship between them.
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