Phl 212 Leibniz: • Problems: o mind-body interaction o problem of other minds o hard determinism/fatalism o freedom of the will o Knowledge of universal necessary truths action at a distance "occult" Motion is a Plenum( a space completely filled of matter; all together) Monad- A simple substance-without parts there must be simples b/c there are composites A simple thing can’t be extended Monads can only begin or end all at once What are they? They are not bodies‚ they are simple but
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the French postmodernist philosopher Jean Baudrillard. Elements of Jean Baudrillard’s ideas on postmodernism are becoming increasingly apparent in today’s society. Baudrillard often emphasized the themes of relative truth‚ simulation‚ and hyper-reality. These themes have begun to arise through the cloud of ambiguity within the inner workings of the popular social networking site Facebook. Facebook’s profiles‚ pictures‚ and newsfeed are all evidence of Baudrillard’s notions on postmodernism Thus
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and the reality of the city. This introduces his distinct literary style‚ which is maintained throughout the novella. The reader would be oblivious to the internal struggles faced‚ if not for the use of the tide pool as a microcosm of Cannery Row. He tries to find a balance between his fantastic memories and the truth by intertwining the use of Romanticism and Realism. His struggle becomes apparent when introduced to the subtle difference between utopia and chaos‚ the intrusion of dark reality‚ and
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Education General Chart of Philosophical Models of Education Idealism: Ideas are the only true reality‚ the only thing worth knowing. Focus: Minds Realism: Reality exists independent of human mind. World of physical objects ultimate reality. Focus: Bodies Pragmatism: Universe is dynamic‚ evolving. Purpose of thought is action. Truth is relative. Focus: Experiences Existentialism: Reality is subjective‚ within the individual. Individual rather than external standards. Focus: Freedoms
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MUSIC VS. BOOKS 2 We live in the age of information; where our generation needs some sort of communication in various ways. Weather it may be through music or books‚ there are several variations on communication‚ just depends on how you want to target them in order to get the information across. Both music and books have similarities as well as differences. Each has its’ own advantages
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shadows are all that exits – the shadows are their reality. Suppose now one prisoner manages to turn away from the wall and to get out of the cave. He first sees people with cut-outs & crawls out of the cave and sees real rocks and trees and realises cut-outs are copies of reality. He is then the only person who can come back and rule the cave dwellers. The story is about human perception and contrasts what we perceive and what we believe is reality. All of us may be trapped in a cave of commonsense
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Western World" leads the way into Synge’s theme of Irish mythmaking‚ then still especially noticeable in unsophisticated peasant groups. With the inclusion of this phrase‚ the myth of the playboy encompasses the whole world. Mythmaking deviates from reality‚ as is made clear by the stretch of the title: Irish village game championship can’t possibly trump an entire world of athletes. Synge isn’t discussing a universal theme but rather exposing a particularly Irish theme‚ that of mythmaking. The play
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How does Williams present the themes of illusion and fantasy in A Streetcar Named Desire? The theme of reality vs. fantasy is one that the play centres around. Blanche dwells in illusion; fantasy is her primary means of self-defence‚ both against outside threats and against her own demons. Throughout the play‚ Blanche’s dependence on illusion is contrasted with Stanley’s steadfast realism‚ and in the end it is Stanley and his worldview that win. To survive‚ Stella must also resort to a kind of
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sinister and devoid of human compassion. The term Social Construct means‚ the way people view reality. Groups construct a framework around a concept‚ defining various aspects of their lives through their meanings they attribute to the construct. (White pg.4) Basically White is saying that a majority of people conceptualize a point of view in regards to how their lives are different to further a point of reality that becomes more of a social view. I agree with Whites opinion of saying terrorism is a
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know what truth is? Truth commonly defines as fact of reality. In The Allegory of the Cave written by Plato‚ individually if what we see is taken as truth‚ then we merely see a shadow of truth is a theme of the story. In Birds by Aristophanes‚ we see the theme of society’s truth of reality. Plato and Aristophanes play and story differ with Plato using truth and knowledge with a serious tone‚ while Aristophanes uses the physical reality to write a humorous story. In The Allegory of the Cave‚
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