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Mind-Body Entanglement

Theory and Therapies

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Authors:
  1. Pierre Uzan

    1. Fellow at the Catholic University of Paris, Associate researcher at Laboratory of Human and Artificial Cognition (CHArt), Professor of Physical Science at the French Student Health Foundation (FSEF), Paris, France

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  • Uniquely applies the formalism of Generalized Quantum Theory to deal with the mind-body connection
  • Incorporates research from fields of philosophy and physics in tackling the mind-body problem
  • Provides insights into mind body therapies for mental disorders

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy (BRIEFSPHILOSOPH)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Mind-Body Connection and Causation

    • Pierre Uzan
    Pages 1-22

  3. Exploring Neutral Monism Philosophy

    • Pierre Uzan
    Pages 23-39

  4. Mind-Body Entanglement

    • Pierre Uzan
    Pages 41-60

  5. A Quantum-like Representation of the Psychosomatic Unity

    • Pierre Uzan
    Pages 61-86

  6. Mind-Body Entanglement and Healing

    • Pierre Uzan
    Pages 87-122

  7. Conclusion

    • Pierre Uzan
    Pages 123-124

  8. Correction to: A Quantum-like Representation of the Psychosomatic Unity

    • Pierre Uzan
    Pages C1-C1

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 125-148
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About this book

This book suggests a radical departure in approaching the mind-body problem. Instead of trying to causally relate subjective experience to the functioning of the body, it begins with the notion of the psychosomatic unity of the individual and looks for its conditions of possibility. This text shows that what makes this unity possible is the generalized entanglement relation that connects a person's subjective experience with its body functioning in a specific way.
In addition to providing a significant contribution to the long-standing philosophical debate about the nature of the mind-body connection, this change of perspective based on the concept of generalized entanglement allows for exploring a holistic approach to health. It can for example explain the existence of body memory and leads to a better understanding of the genesis and evolution of internal diseases, allowing for the development of mind-body therapies. This volume also provides new insights into mental disorders and sets the theoretical basis of self-healing methods appealing to students, researchers and professionals in the fields.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Fellow at the Catholic University of Paris, Associate researcher at Laboratory of Human and Artificial Cognition (CHArt), Professor of Physical Science at the French Student Health Foundation (FSEF), Paris, France

    Pierre Uzan

About the author

Pierre Uzan is a professor of Physical Science at the French Student Health Foundation.  He teaches Philosophy of Science at the Catholic University of Paris and is an associated researcher at the Paris laboratory of Human and Artificial Cognition (CHArt). His research interests are in quantum theory, its generalizations and in their fields of application. He wrote the book Conscience et Physique Quantique, published by Vrin (Paris), and is currently working on the usage of the concepts of complementarity and entanglement to deal with the mind-body problem.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mind-Body Entanglement

  • Book Subtitle: Theory and Therapies

  • Authors: Pierre Uzan

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90173-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-90172-1Published: 17 December 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-90173-8Published: 16 December 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2211-4548

  • Series E-ISSN: 2211-4556

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 148

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Philosophy of Mind, Quantum Physics, Complementary & Alternative Medicine

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