The Mind/Body Problem

The mind/body problem is a fundamental philosophical problem that even the greatest thinkers have pondered throughout our history, but still have yet to provide an adequate solution for. The problem lies specifically in the philosophical realm of metaphysics, which involves the examination of the nature of our reality. According to metaphysics, reality consists of two things: the physical, and the mental. The 'physical' are things that exist in a material sense, such as neurotransmitters, DNA, and so on, whereas the 'mental' are things that do not exist in a material sense, and thus are im…