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Chast, R. (n.d.). The Mind Body Problem [Illustration]. https://condenaststore.com/featured/the-mind-body-problem-roz-chast.html?product=greeting-card

Walter P. Reutrher Library, Wayne State University. (n.d.). Dr. Cornelius Golightly, ca. 1970s [Photograph]. https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/dr-cornelius-golightly-1917-1976-life-academic-and-public-intellectual/

Wayne State University. (n.d.). Dr. Cornelius Golightly and colleagues [Photograph]. https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/14181

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Within his article "Mind-Body, Causation and Correlation" Dr. Golightly discusses that physiological states do not cause psychological feelings or vice versa. Within his argument he discusses specifically the act of blushing, and how some would describe this as both a mental and physical sensation. For this argument, he states that because humans are only one singe entity, both the mind (psychological states) and the body (physiological states) complement each other in order to create a full experience. He also states that the mind does not cause the body to do anything because the two are intermixed, using the concept of simultaneity to justify this claim (C. L. Golightly, 1952). I question if it is possible that the mind does not cause the body to act (or vice versa) based on the concept that the body will often react as if physical harm is imminent even when the mind knows there is no risk present. For example, if someone decides to bungee jump they will likely have a release of adrenaline although they know they are physically safe. The individual, regardless of how many times they have bungee jumped, will likely feel the mental effects of increased adrenaline such as increased anxiety. This shows that the body can impact the mind therefore, is it actually possible that the mind and body simply complement each other not cause reactions for the other?

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I chose Dr. Golightly for this presentation based on his many years of civil rights activism and my own desire to learn in order to support and be an ally to communities of color. Many of the topics regarding race and racial discrimination that Dr. Golightly discussed some 70+ years ago are still prevalent in society today. While some of the very specifics, such as school segregation, are not prevalent issues today, many of his other points could be published tomorrow with little to no changes to context. A specific example of this is his paper titled “Race, Values and Guilt” published in 1947. Within this article he discussed the overall American values of equality and justice in comparison to the prevalence of race discrimination within the United States. His discusses within this article, and others, about how prevalent racism is and how to address racism. The similarities between the timeframe his articles were written and now make me question how the US as a whole and individuals can continue to institute change in regards to race and discrimination. While I am happy for the changes the US has made since and during Dr. Golightly's lifetime, I am also saddened by how far we still must go.

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In one of his articles titled "Mind-Body, Causation and Correlation" he discussed his thoughts regarding dualism and physiological versus psychological causes for human behavior. Within this article, he states that "There is but a single organism which is being described in two different ways. The two descriptions complement each other and enable the observer to get a fuller view of the subject." His argument regarding the topic of dualism is that physiological states do not cause psychological feelings or vice versa. Instead, the mind and the body are one thing that is interconnected meaning that physiological states and psychological states complement each other.

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Dr. Golightly spent much of his career discussing topics related to race, segregation, and discrimination. He specifically published articles on African American higher education and employment, segregation in Wisconsin schools, and social science and ethics. He even discussed topics that still come up today, such as concerns regarding legal protections for minority groups within higher education. On this topic he stated, "First, the new discrimination against members of the white majority while inconvenient is not oppressive. No dominant white will ever be required to suffer the degradation that was the lot of Negroes under the legal discrimination imposed on them."(C. Golightly, 1974). He also discussed topics such as mind-body causation and the James-Lange Theory of Emotion.

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Golightly, C. (1974). Justice and ‘Discrimination For’ in Higher Education. Philosophic Exchange. https://soar.suny.edu/bitstream/handle/20.500.12648/3301/phil_ex/vol5/iss1/15/fulltext%20%281%29.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Golightly, C. L. (1952). Mind–Body, Causation and Correlation. Philosophy of Science, 19(3), 225–227. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0031-8248%28195207%2919%3A3%3C225%3AMCAC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-7

McClendon, J. (2014, March 25). Dr. Cornelius Golightly (1917–1976): The Life of an Academic and Public Intellectual. Https://Www.Blackpast.Org/. https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/dr-cornelius-golightly-1917-1976-life-academic-and-public-intellectual/

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Dr. Golightly was not only an influential philosopher but was also a highly distinguished civil rights activist. Some of his accomplishments include:
- Masters's degree and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan
- Compliance Analyst with the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC), which was tasked with ending racial discrimination within Federal Government employment
- (1945) First African American philosopher hired to teach permanently at a white institution
- (1961) First African American to win the city-wide election to the Milwaukee School Board
- (1969) First African American to teach at the Wayne State University philosophy department