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The result has been the dis- covery that the terms of the relation are either set of symbols related to set of reals as in the correspondence of the physical the volitional or two sets of symbols related to common source of reality. In neither case can the question of immediate dynamic connection legitimately arise. But our second reason for isolating the question of science has been to bring out the fact that the answer to this question so far as it may be necessary to go in order to justify the procedure of science does not lead to any very deep insight into the nature of things. It simply amounts to the discovery that the manipulation of physical symbols in certain conditions where the physical has mental correspondent in accordance with certain approved methods will lead to results which will also be significant for the mental. Our procedure does not tell us what either the mental or the physical is in itself. prev next |