In philosophy, this is called mind-body dualism, and it is famously well articulated by Descartes.

> Instead of watering pseudo-philosophical ideas down into aphorisms or opinions on how you ought to live, literature turns them into accessible art.

:/ I like watering down stuff into aphorisms.

"An aphorism can never be the whole truth; it is either a half-truth or a truth-and-a-half." Karl Kraus.

This was a pleasant read nevertheless ;) Thanks for sharing! writing!