Formaterial Mind-Body

The Formal Principle, Becoming-the-Same, begins with Diversity and ends with Sameness. The Material Principle, Becoming-Diverse, begins with Sameness and ends with Diversity. Traditional Philosophical categories such as Identity and Difference are thus abstractions from the Principles. Likewise, the Formal Principle of the Individual, Propriation, begins with corporeal motions and ends with a thought. And, the Material Principle of the Individual, Exposition, begins with a thought, and ends with corporeal motions. Even casual attention can reveal these processes to be ingredients in one's everyday experience. Traditional Philosophical categories such as Mind and Body are thus abstractions from the Principles. In many Systems, Mind and Body serve as the fundamental Principles. But where their separation serves an ulterior notion, e. g. that Body is ontologically inferior to Mind, that there is incorporeal life after corporeal death, or that physical existence is a curse or contamination, then they are not fundamental Principles. A Mind and Body split that does not serve such a purpose, or is not an unexamined habit, is as difficult to find in any tradition as is their clear separation in everyday experience.