Hylomorphic dualism and split brain

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We don’t even have to split the brain: Multiple Personality Disorder.

Unless you think there are multiple persons in one body. I dont.

Personality is a function of the person. It is something a person has, not is.
 
Hylomorphism is not dualism. It considers the soul and body as so closely united as to be one substance. We are not ghosts in a machine. Soul and body intimately united into one substance makes us human beings. Body disconnected from soul is a corpse. Soul disconnected from body is not fully human.
 
One person, two identities. This is a change for theraputic reasons. DID. Dissociative identity disorder.
 
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Shakuhachi said:
We don’t even have to split the brain: Multiple Personality Disorder.

Unless you think there are multiple persons in one body. I dont.

Personality is a function of the person. It is something a person has, not is.
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So you are claiming that two well separate parts of a body interact with each other. That is an impossibility.
 
JimG said:
Hylomorphism is not dualism. It considers the soul and body as so closely united as to be one substance. We are not ghosts in a machine. Soul and body intimately united into one substance makes us human beings. Body disconnected from soul is a corpse. Soul disconnected from body is not fully human.
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So you are saying that the person dies upon cutting? Yes or no.
 
STT said:
So you are saying that the person dies upon cutting? Yes or no.
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Are you asking about cutting the corpus callosum? That’s a medical question, not a philosophical one. According to the article, which was not long on specifics, the corpus callosum can be severed without the patient dying. The article has nothing to do with hylomorphism. The soul does not reside simply in the brain but animates the entire body.

Also, I would note that “personality” is not a function of the soul. Personality is affected by a great many bodily functions, not only brain functions but endocrine and hormonal functions. The article mentions that display of split personality is a rare aspect of disconnected hemispheres. Even the patient Kim Peek, who had completely separated hemispheres, did not exhibit a split personality. The condition affected him in other ways.
 
JimG said:
Are you asking about cutting the corpus callosum? That’s a medical question, not a philosophical one. According to the article, which was not long on specifics, the corpus callosum can be severed without the patient dying. The article has nothing to do with hylomorphism. The soul does not reside simply in the brain but animates the entire body.

Also, I would note that “personality” is not a function of the soul. Personality is affected by a great many bodily functions, not only brain functions but endocrine and hormonal functions. The article mentions that display of split personality is a rare aspect of disconnected hemispheres. Even the patient Kim Peek, who had completely separated hemispheres, did not exhibit a split personality. The condition affected him in other ways.
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The soul is form of body. What I am asking is whether the person stay alive upon split of body. If yes, then you can separate two parts very far from each other. Do these two part interact with each other and act as a part?
 
Depends on which two parts you split. Split someone in two at the waist, death results. Cut off an arm or a leg, death might not result.
 
JimG said:
Depends on which two parts you split. Split someone in two at the waist, death results. Cut off an arm or a leg, death might not result.
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Cut the person into two halves, left and right.
 
@STT

Is there any particular reason you create these ridiculous threads and then confuse, distort, and twist the logical and concise answers people give you to your nonsensical queries?

What is your age and is English your first language?
 
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Cut the person into two halves, left and right.
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Right down the middle? I don’t think that would work. Too much loss of blood, plus the heart would be cut in half. Not all organs are as functionally flexible as the brain hemispheres.
 
JimG said:
Right down the middle? I don’t think that would work. Too much loss of blood, plus the heart would be cut in half. Not all organs are as functionally flexible as the brain hemispheres.
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Well, that we understand. The question is how could you have one person upon split of brain. That is the brain which is important. You can give blood into brain and keep each separate part alive.
 
Spyridon said:
Is there any particular reason you create these ridiculous threads and then confuse, distort, and twist the logical and concise answers people give you to your nonsensical queries?

What is your age and is English your first language?
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Is that any reason you following me asking me same question. You are apparently is not interested in hylomorphic dualism. Are you?
 
No I actually did that accidentally.

Forgive me if I’m wrong, but I got the sense that you were creating these threads not in the hope of sincere dialogue or education, but trying to prove a point and poke holes in Catholic concepts.

If your intention is the former rather than the latter, please tell me and I owe you a sincere apology.

If your intention is the latter - to try and poke holes at Catholic concepts - I’d have to say it seems you have a very cursory understanding of these deep philosophical issues and you are not going to make any headway for your cause.

And the reason I ask your age and if English is your first language is because it seems from your consistently making threads of this type that you’re either young and immature or there’s some sort of cultural or lingual barrier.

You don’t need to give a specific age, but an age group (ie are you under 20, 20-30, 30-40, 40+?) but knowing your age group and if there’s a language barrier will enable people to discourse with you more accurately and perhaps more charitably as well.
 
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No, I’m saying that multipersonality disorder is an obsolete term. It is called dissociative identity disorder. I think it’s recognized that one person can’t be two.
 
Spyridon said:
No I actually did that accidentally.

Forgive me if I’m wrong, but I got the sense that you were creating these threads not in the hope of sincere dialogue or education, but trying to prove a point and poke holes in Catholic concepts.

If your intention is the former rather than the latter, please tell me and I owe you a sincere apology.

If your intention is the latter - to try and poke holes at Catholic concepts - I’d have to say it seems you have a very cursory understanding of these deep philosophical issues and you are not going to make any headway for your cause.
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There is either a hole in my way of thinking or yours. We have to be open and accept it as truth of matter. 🙂
Spyridon said:
And the reason I ask your age and if English is your first language is because it seems from your consistently making threads of this type that you’re either young and immature or there’s some sort of cultural or lingual barrier.

You don’t need to give a specific age, but an age group (ie are you under 20, 20-30, 30-40, 40+?) but knowing your age group and if there’s a language barrier will enable people to discourse with you more accurately and perhaps more charitably as well.
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I am around 50 and English is my second language.
 
Benadam said:
No, I’m saying that multipersonality disorder is an obsolete term. It is called dissociative identity disorder. I think it’s recognized that one person can’t be two.
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Yes, each part of brain is responsible for specific personality in case of dissociative identity disorder. These part however interact with each other so the dominant wins and appear as specific identity depending on situation. The question is what happen in case of split brain since these parts do not communicate with each other any more.
 
Aha, so there IS a language (and possibly) cultural barrier.

I knew it.

I apologize then if I was a bit harsh.
 
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