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A Logical Analysis of Mental Health… M. Najafi & H. Vakili (85
1. Mind and Mental State knowledge of self is not
There are many ideas about accompanied by knowledge
mind and body. However, we of body. (Avicenna, 2015,
only consider two typical Vol. 2: 374- 375)
viewpoints. Some philosophers, Avicenna emphasizes
namely physicalists, hold that consciousness and argues that
humans are nothing but it could not be explained in
materialistic constituents. In terms of corporal constituents.
contrast, some believe that Therefore, self or consciousness
humans possess an immaterial is neither body nor corporal.
mind. The second viewpoint Dualists hold that people's
is known as dualism. (Ref: minds are not identical to
Stoljar, 2021) their brains. The arguments
As we think that are aimed at defeating the
physicalism does not possess identity of the mind and brain.
enough strength to explain It should be noted that two
human thoughts, feelings, and identical entities have no
behaviors, some arguments will difference.
be considered in favor of dualism. Logically speaking, if, for
One of the traditional every property “F”, object “x”
proofs of dualism has been has “F” if and only if object
put forward by Avicenna. In “y” has “F”, then “x” is
the third class of “Ishsrst wa identical to “y”, or in the
Tanbihat”, he argues that one notation of symbolic logic:
could affirm the existence of (Forrest, 2020)
oneself even if he/she is not
aware of his/her body. So, ∀F (Fx ↔ Fy) → x=y.
