Double aspect theory
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In the philosophy of mind, Double aspect theory is a monistic theory proposed by Baruch Spinoza that holds that a person has two main forms of knowledge, being the subjective (1st person knowledge) and the objective (3rd person or empirical knowledge). It argues that both mind and body are two different aspects of the same, underlying and more basic substance. It also proposes full empirical knowledge of the material brain cannot give us full knowledge of consciousness as this is subjective knowledge. Ultimately the point is to claim that materialism is insufficient for understanding consciousness and subjectivity. Spinoza's original two aspects were God and nature.
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