Episode
The Mind Body Question
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- The School of Life
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- May 25, 2026
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- 475
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The Mind-Body problem is one of the greatest conundrums of philosophy and of our everyday lives too. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/wMlDd Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/TIv2z FURTHER READING “The so-called Mind-Body problem is one of the greatest and most quietly painful conundrums in philosophy – and more importantly, in everyday life. The problem is rooted in the fact that in the eyes of other people, all of us are automatically and stubbornly associated with our bodies (which includes, of course, our faces). The way we look is the overwhelming factor that dictates how others assess our natures and our characters. Whatever lip service we might pay to less punitive ideologies, in the practical world, who ‘we’ are is taken to be how we look…” You can read more on this and other topics here: https://goo.gl/pGgVYl MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE Watch more films on SELF in our playlist: http://bit.ly/TSOLself SOCIAL MEDIA Feel free to follow us at the links below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/ X: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ CREDITS Produced in collaboration with: Ivy Yu Ying Chen #TheSchoolOfLife Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices