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    One type of monad is simple or entelechies. These monads have simple perception‚ but does not contain any mental capacities such as consciousness or memory. Because this monad is unconscious‚ he uses the state of dreaming in order to describe this happening. He suggests that during this time‚ the person is not conscious and often has no recollection of what actually took place in the dream

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    tomorrow. It could only take a few seconds for something drastic to happen that will affect us in some shape or form. Imagine a situation where a person is in a brutal car accident and they are put into a state of unconsciousness. Does a person’s consciousness remains existing while holding the foundations of what makes a person his or herself? This is one of the greatest

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    When thinking about certain correlations between our physical body and the mind‚ for instance c fibres firing and pain‚ one might come to the conclusion that despite having thorough scientific knowledge about the concept of pain it still not a satisfactory account of how a physical act of c fibres firing gives rise to the conscious sensation of pain. Some philosophers like Levine agree that psycho-physical identity statements leave an inevitable explanatory gap; others like McGinn argue that this

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    Empiricist philosophers such as John Locke believe that knowledge must come from experience. Others philosophers such as Descartes believe that knowledge is innate; this way of thinking is used by rationalist. In this paper I will discuss the difference between Descartes rationalism in his essays "The Meditations" and Locke’s empiricism in his essays "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding". I will then lend my understanding as to what I believe as the ultimate source of knowledge. Locke

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    to either support or refute the question. However‚ one report concluded that a dispatched head was able to respond by opening his eyes whenever the doctor mentioned his name; blinking and mouthing words. Now‚ since no solid evidence can support consciousness‚ it could simply be a reaction… but one thing is for sure‚ the brain may not actually expire for at least several

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    response to one of its own arguments for it. Richard Taylor refers to it as “argument from introspection” in his own breakdown of dualism. This argument essentially consist of the fact that “when you center your attention on the contents of your consciousness‚ you do not clearly apprehend a neural network pulsing with electrochemical activity” (Taylor 162). Possibly the most solid argument against dualism is simply that a nonphysical mind cannot be proved and to argue that it may exist even if it cannot

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    experienced the same reality. The philosopher thinks about reality; the mystic simply drops all thinking. In his silence‚ utter silence and serenity‚ he becomes a mirror‚ and the reality reflects itself. The mystic is the greatest flowering of human consciousness. His ultimate vision can be described in three beautiful words which have been used for thousands of years and there has not been any improvement on them. They are three words from the ancientmost sources: Satyam‚ Shivam‚ Sundram. 2 CHAPTER

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    Dualism is the belief that reality consists of two different‚ separate substances: that of the mental and that of the physical. "In philosophy of mind‚ the belief that the mental and physical are deeply different in kind: thus the mental is at least not identical with the physical." It directly opposes materialism‚ as dualism dictates that the mind is unidentifiable to the body‚ as opposed to stating that the mind and body exist as one. The concept of dualism is not only fundamental in philosophy

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    WORLD LITERATURE II (ENGL 2112 FALL 2014) EXAM II REVIEW This is a comprehensive exam‚ however you will only be required to discuss these texts in specific detail: Hedda Gabler | “Araby” | “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” | “The Yellow Wallpaper” | A Night in Hell | “The Second Coming” | “When You Are Old” | Six Characters in Search of an Author | “The Metamorphosis” Types of Questions on this Exam I. Multiple Choice—select the best answer from the options provided. II. Identification—provide

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    There are many theories as to how exactly humans‚ as a race‚ gain knowledge and how they apply it. The question has been asked ever since the dawn of man and to this day no solid answer has come about‚ but many different theories have been made. A theory that can fall under this category is Frye’s theory as to whether or not an educated imagination will benefit us. Frye examines this theory through examining the three levels of the human mind. In terms of if an educated imagination would benefit

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