Dr James Mannion

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1,455 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 12 Aug

Dr James Mannion’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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We talk about making things concrete.

Those metaphors do that.

They help to make abstract things feel more concrete and tangible.

And even, of course, concrete is a metaphor there.

But also then if you think about swear words, the language that people seem to find most objectionable or disgusting are often parts of words

the body, right, or bodily functions.

What does this tell us, do you think, about the mind-body split and how deep it goes?

Yes.

And so in an attempt to reframe this sort of very...

disembodied mindset, if you like, of the mind and thoughts and rationality and so on.

You use this phrase throughout the book, body-mind, as a way to represent, how does your body-mind feel about X, Y or Z?

And you note that it might take some adjusting to get to this word.

At the end of the Mind-Body Schism chapter, you sort of say, how do you react to the term body-mind?

Is it new for you?

Do you like it?

Do you find it a bit odd?

Can you see the point?

We understand that it might take a bit of getting used to.

And our listeners may be finding the same.

And you can almost feel a sort of like a crunch because it's like the body and the mind are totally separate ideas in our minds.

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