1.1 A Historical Perspective

Question 1

monism

Answer 1

which posits that the flesh-and-blood brain produces thoughts

Question 2

dualism

Answer 2

Descartes is known for the other perspective, which states that the body had material properties and worked like a machine, whereas the mind was non-material and did not follow the laws of nature. And both could influence each other. He said that this interaction took place in some single brain structure, he later named the pineal gland