always reliable‚ “…even though the senses do sometimes deceive us when it is a question of very small and distant things…” (Meditations on First Philosophy: First Meditation pg 10). Descartes goes on to state his thoughts about his awareness of his consciousness‚ meaning that he is wholly convinced that even though what he feels may be real‚ he has felt the same sensation before in his dreams and that things like his hands and the fire that he is sitting by can be doubted. However‚ he continues on to say
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AS A BOY I used to observe certain grown-ups of my acquaintance with awe. They seemed to me to be wonderful people. Always they were kind and pleasant. And they were never patronizing‚ like some of the other grown-ups that I did not care for at all. I remember the shock I received when I saw one of those heroes of mine show anger. It was as if he had suddenly become a demon. Then I had my first realization of the extraordinary change that anger could create in a human being. I SUPPOSE that all
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Have you ever felt that you didn’t know what your purpose was in this world? Or if you even exist at some times? Well by even questioning the idea of existence‚ by definition of Descartes and David Cunning‚ you do exist. Descartes came up with this notion of “I am. I exist‚” which means if you are doubt‚ ponder‚ think or judge then you exist (THC 224). Before we get too far into Descartes beliefs we need to understand his two conjectures of the res extensa and the res cogitans‚ which respectively
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Discussion Based on the results of the experiment‚ most women do not opt to drink healthier beverages than men. After analyzing the data obtained through observations and finding that the results were insignificant‚ it can be concluded that there was no substantial evidence supporting the hypothesis stating that women were more health conscious than men based on their choice of drink. As shown in the study‚ women chose to intake just as many unhealthy beverages as men did. Although the total number
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Jack Mason 1st Period 10/11/12 Stream of Conscience Writing Dinner “Jack‚ time for dinner!” My mom called to me from downstairs. She such a pest when it comes to getting me to do something. She will just say the same thing over and over. “Jack! Come get your dinner!” See there it is again. “Fine!” I shout back in reply just to get her to be quiet for a bit. I look at my computer screen. Only 5% left. I should get the charger‚ but it’s all the way over there and I don’t feel like it. Twitter
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Can Substance Dualism Be Defended? Substance dualism is a never ending argument in the Philosophy world as it’s been going on for decades. It is the view that the universe contains two important types of entity which is mental and material. The structure of this paper is that four main argument leads to one conclusion. Firstly‚ I’ll argue about Descartes’s ‘separability argument’ which stands as the definition of Substance Dualism. Secondly‚ I’ll argue that mental and physical have different
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Tim Crane claims that the usual‚ instinctual way of regarding perception is as an “openness to the world.” However‚ the fact that illusions and hallucinations can occur seems to indicate some sort of fault with the typical view‚ as these bizarre experiences give rise to questions about the nature and coherence of perception. He asserts that in order to escape this problem‚ philosophers must provide a theory of perception which both maintains integrity to our intuitions and explains how perceptual
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1. Professor Lewis studies the history of psychology. She would most likely agree with which of the following statements about psychology’s early history? 2. In thinking about psychology and consciousness‚ the idea that the mind and the body are separate entities that interact makes a lot of sense to you. This view that you hold is most like the view of: 3. Interactive dualism is the idea that: Mind and body were separate entities that interact to produce sensations‚ emotions‚ and other conscious
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Descartes and Euthanasia What would the world’s first modern philosopher say about one of the most controversial issues of modern times? Rene Descartes was a prominent 17th century mathematician‚ scientist‚ and philosopher. He revolutionised western philosophy with his ideas concerning knowledge‚ certainty‚ and the connection between the mind and body. Euthanasia is a complex ethical issue facing today’s society; passive euthanasia is when a patient is allowed to die by withholding or withdrawing
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the multiple meanings allocated to consciousness and by proposing the adoption of what I describe as a ‘pure’ singular meaning‚ thus negating this issue of identity crisis and placing consciousness in the correct category‚ that of a non physical one. This resolution does not however refute the contention that man is a conscious machine and I will therefore necessarily talk to what I deem as the over encompassing characterisation of machine. As with consciousness I will streamline the definition of
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