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The dialectic of mind has been independently developed by several ancient philosophers:
[[w:Plato|Plato]] envisioned the soul as a chariot, with
Traditional Chinese schools of martial arts, such as the famed [[Shaolin Monastery|Shaolin]] monks, often dealt with the study of martial arts not just as a means of self-defense or mental training, but as a system of ethics.<ref name="Hsu" /><ref>{{cite book|last=Deng|first=Ming-dao|author-link=Deng Ming-Dao|date=1990-12-19|title=Scholar Warrior: An Introduction to the Tao in Everyday Life|publisher=[[HarperOne]]|edition=1st|isbn=0-06-250232-8}}</ref> ''Wude'' ({{lang|zh|[[wiktionary:武|武]] [[wiktionary:德|德]]}}) can be translated as "martial morality" and is constructed from the words ''wu'' ({{lang|zh|[[wiktionary:武|武]]}}), which means martial, and ''de'' ({{lang|zh|[[wiktionary:德|德]]}}), which means morality. ''Wude'' deals with two aspects; "[[Virtue]] of deed" and "Virtue of mind". Virtue of deed concerns social relations; morality of mind is meant to cultivate the inner harmony between the emotional mind ({{lang|zh|[[wiktionary:心|心]]}}; {{transliteration|zh|''Xin''}}) and the wisdom mind ({{lang|zh|[[wiktionary:慧|慧]]}}; {{transliteration|zh|''Hui''}}). The ultimate goal is reaching "no extremity" ({{lang|zh|[[wiktionary:無|無]] [[wiktionary:極|極]]}}; {{transliteration|zh|''Wuji''}}) – closely related to the [[Taoist]] concept of [[wu wei]] – where both wisdom and emotions are in harmony with each other.
The [[w:Shaolin Monastery|Shaolin monks]] conceptualized martial arts as both a fighting practice and an ethical system.
This prompts the question, however: how did these philosophers justify their belief in the dual-process theory and the synthesis of minds?
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