... . Firstly, there may be some genetic disposition towards aggression that we do not properly understand. Secondly the external circumstances may be very abusive indeed. Thirdly the way that the individual has of understanding these external experiences may be faulty. Fourthly, some internal dynamic may be faulty. If things do go wrong what you get is not repair and maturity. You get fear and anxiety ... . Some of his offences have been very unpleasant, cutting off a finger, setting fire to someone's hands and he has clearly done many more very nasty things than he has been caught for. So t...

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... this paper is to layout the primary tenets of the much debated mind/body dualistic argument from the lens of philosophers from the ancient epoch but most elaborately from Rene Descartes. The most critical account of the mind-body theory was first systematically carried out by Descartes. To him, mind and body does not only exist, they are distinct and they causally interact at the pineal gland. Through his notion ... a non-material entity which is distinct and separate from the brain. He also identified the mind with concepts such as self-awareness and self-consciousness. He emphasized the...

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