Jetlag
My mind says
Pacific Standard Time (GMT-8). My brain says be on the safe side, go to sleep
and wake up every two hours.
I know that I
have a mind: it is that which knows and thinks. I do not need to know I have a brain. Many societies don't.
And when I see
somebody with brains, s/he may quite reasonably be in two minds (or more). But the number of minds and the number
of brains need not be identical.
To my mind that is the key point.
And to my
brain, it is time to go to sleep again.
By Martin
Prior
The Philosophy Takeaway 'Mind & Body' Issue 35
