Derician Trialism: The Concept of Human Composition into the Mind, Submind and Body Substances/Components

Kong Derick Njikeh

doi:doi:10.11648/j.ijp.20190701.12

| Peer-Reviewed

Derician Trialism: The Concept of Human Composition into the Mind, Submind and Body Substances/Components

Kong Derick Njikeh

Published in International Journal of Philosophy (Volume 7, Issue 1)

Received: 20 December 2018 Accepted: 9 January 2019 Published: 28 January 2019

Views: Downloads:

Download PDF

Share This Article

Twitter
Linked In
Facebook

Abstract

Trialism is a term that is been used in Christian Theology, which is the doctrine that human is made up of three components which are; the Spirit, the Soul and the Body, giving rise to what is known as Christain Trialism. The term trialism was introduced in philosophy by John Cottingham as an alternative interpretation of the Cartesian Dualism (Mind-Body dualism) of Rene Descarte, by adding a third substance called Sensation in what he termed as Cartesian Trialism (Mind-Sensation-Body trialism). Going in line with the trialism nature of human by Cottingham, I think that the third substance Sensation is limited in explaining the processes between the Mind and the Body. So, I think that the substance Sensation should be replaced with the substance which I call “Submind” which is involved with the processes of memories, sensations, emotions and reflexes, which lead to what I term “Derician Trialism” (Mind-Submind-Body trialism). I believe that the mind is involved with high level consciousness, the Submind is involved with low level consciousness and the body has no consciousness.

Published in	International Journal of Philosophy (Volume 7, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijp.20190701.12
Page(s)	17-19
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Derician Trialism, Christian Trialism, Cartesian Trialism, Cartesian Dualism, Mind, Submind, Body, Consciousness

References

[1]	Trialism, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
[2]	Cottingham J. (1985) Cartesian Trialism. Mind, 94, 218-230.
[3]	Robinson, Howard, (2003) Dualism. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
[4]	Njikeh K. D. (2018) Human Existence and the Universe. Books, Kindle Direct Publishing. ISBN 9781719935432.
[5]	Idealism, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
[6]	N. Block, O. Flanagan, G. Guzeldere. (1998) The Nature of Consciousness: Philosophical Debates. MIT Press. pp. 375–415. ISBN 978-0-262-52210-6.
[7]	Gerald M. Edelman, Giulio Tononi (2000). A Universe of Consciousness: How Matter Becomes Imagination. Basic Books. ISBN 0-465-01376-7.
[8]	Richard M. Bucke (1905). Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind. Innes & Sons. pp. 1–2.
[9]	(PDF) Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness (2012).
[10]	Njikeh, K. D. (2014) Electromagnetic Wave and Gaseous Communication between Individuals. Neuroscience & Medicine, 5, 20-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/nm.2014.51004.

Cite This Article

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Kong Derick Njikeh. (2019). Derician Trialism: The Concept of Human Composition into the Mind, Submind and Body Substances/Components. International Journal of Philosophy, 7(1), 17-19. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijp.20190701.12

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Kong Derick Njikeh. Derician Trialism: The Concept of Human Composition into the Mind, Submind and Body Substances/Components. Int. J. Philos. 2019, 7(1), 17-19. doi: 10.11648/j.ijp.20190701.12

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Kong Derick Njikeh. Derician Trialism: The Concept of Human Composition into the Mind, Submind and Body Substances/Components. Int J Philos. 2019;7(1):17-19. doi: 10.11648/j.ijp.20190701.12

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.ijp.20190701.12,
  author = {Kong Derick Njikeh},
  title = {Derician Trialism: The Concept of Human Composition into the Mind, Submind and Body Substances/Components},
  journal = {International Journal of Philosophy},
  volume = {7},
  number = {1},
  pages = {17-19},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ijp.20190701.12},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijp.20190701.12},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ijp.20190701.12},
  abstract = {Trialism is a term that is been used in Christian Theology, which is the doctrine that human is made up of three components which are; the Spirit, the Soul and the Body, giving rise to what is known as Christain Trialism. The term trialism was introduced in philosophy by John Cottingham as an alternative interpretation of the Cartesian Dualism (Mind-Body dualism) of Rene Descarte, by adding a third substance called Sensation in what he termed as Cartesian Trialism (Mind-Sensation-Body trialism). Going in line with the trialism nature of human by Cottingham, I think that the third substance Sensation is limited in explaining the processes between the Mind and the Body. So, I think that the substance Sensation should be replaced with the substance which I call “Submind” which is involved with the processes of memories, sensations, emotions and reflexes, which lead to what I term “Derician Trialism” (Mind-Submind-Body trialism). I believe that the mind is involved with high level consciousness, the Submind is involved with low level consciousness and the body has no consciousness.},
 year = {2019}
}

Copy | Download

TY  - JOUR
T1  - Derician Trialism: The Concept of Human Composition into the Mind, Submind and Body Substances/Components
AU  - Kong Derick Njikeh
Y1  - 2019/01/28
PY  - 2019
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijp.20190701.12
DO  - 10.11648/j.ijp.20190701.12
T2  - International Journal of Philosophy
JF  - International Journal of Philosophy
JO  - International Journal of Philosophy
SP  - 17
EP  - 19
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2330-7455
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijp.20190701.12
AB  - Trialism is a term that is been used in Christian Theology, which is the doctrine that human is made up of three components which are; the Spirit, the Soul and the Body, giving rise to what is known as Christain Trialism. The term trialism was introduced in philosophy by John Cottingham as an alternative interpretation of the Cartesian Dualism (Mind-Body dualism) of Rene Descarte, by adding a third substance called Sensation in what he termed as Cartesian Trialism (Mind-Sensation-Body trialism). Going in line with the trialism nature of human by Cottingham, I think that the third substance Sensation is limited in explaining the processes between the Mind and the Body. So, I think that the substance Sensation should be replaced with the substance which I call “Submind” which is involved with the processes of memories, sensations, emotions and reflexes, which lead to what I term “Derician Trialism” (Mind-Submind-Body trialism). I believe that the mind is involved with high level consciousness, the Submind is involved with low level consciousness and the body has no consciousness.
VL  - 7
IS  - 1
ER  -

Copy | Download

Author Information

Kong Derick Njikeh

Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Download PDF

Sections

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Kong Derick Njikeh. (2019). Derician Trialism: The Concept of Human Composition into the Mind, Submind and Body Substances/Components. International Journal of Philosophy, 7(1), 17-19. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijp.20190701.12

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Kong Derick Njikeh. Derician Trialism: The Concept of Human Composition into the Mind, Submind and Body Substances/Components. Int. J. Philos. 2019, 7(1), 17-19. doi: 10.11648/j.ijp.20190701.12

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Kong Derick Njikeh. Derician Trialism: The Concept of Human Composition into the Mind, Submind and Body Substances/Components. Int J Philos. 2019;7(1):17-19. doi: 10.11648/j.ijp.20190701.12

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.ijp.20190701.12,
  author = {Kong Derick Njikeh},
  title = {Derician Trialism: The Concept of Human Composition into the Mind, Submind and Body Substances/Components},
  journal = {International Journal of Philosophy},
  volume = {7},
  number = {1},
  pages = {17-19},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ijp.20190701.12},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijp.20190701.12},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ijp.20190701.12},
  abstract = {Trialism is a term that is been used in Christian Theology, which is the doctrine that human is made up of three components which are; the Spirit, the Soul and the Body, giving rise to what is known as Christain Trialism. The term trialism was introduced in philosophy by John Cottingham as an alternative interpretation of the Cartesian Dualism (Mind-Body dualism) of Rene Descarte, by adding a third substance called Sensation in what he termed as Cartesian Trialism (Mind-Sensation-Body trialism). Going in line with the trialism nature of human by Cottingham, I think that the third substance Sensation is limited in explaining the processes between the Mind and the Body. So, I think that the substance Sensation should be replaced with the substance which I call “Submind” which is involved with the processes of memories, sensations, emotions and reflexes, which lead to what I term “Derician Trialism” (Mind-Submind-Body trialism). I believe that the mind is involved with high level consciousness, the Submind is involved with low level consciousness and the body has no consciousness.},
 year = {2019}
}

Copy | Download

TY  - JOUR
T1  - Derician Trialism: The Concept of Human Composition into the Mind, Submind and Body Substances/Components
AU  - Kong Derick Njikeh
Y1  - 2019/01/28
PY  - 2019
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijp.20190701.12
DO  - 10.11648/j.ijp.20190701.12
T2  - International Journal of Philosophy
JF  - International Journal of Philosophy
JO  - International Journal of Philosophy
SP  - 17
EP  - 19
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2330-7455
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijp.20190701.12
AB  - Trialism is a term that is been used in Christian Theology, which is the doctrine that human is made up of three components which are; the Spirit, the Soul and the Body, giving rise to what is known as Christain Trialism. The term trialism was introduced in philosophy by John Cottingham as an alternative interpretation of the Cartesian Dualism (Mind-Body dualism) of Rene Descarte, by adding a third substance called Sensation in what he termed as Cartesian Trialism (Mind-Sensation-Body trialism). Going in line with the trialism nature of human by Cottingham, I think that the third substance Sensation is limited in explaining the processes between the Mind and the Body. So, I think that the substance Sensation should be replaced with the substance which I call “Submind” which is involved with the processes of memories, sensations, emotions and reflexes, which lead to what I term “Derician Trialism” (Mind-Submind-Body trialism). I believe that the mind is involved with high level consciousness, the Submind is involved with low level consciousness and the body has no consciousness.
VL  - 7
IS  - 1
ER  -

Copy | Download