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    anything else to say about the manner. The transition from the fake world to true reality took him a while but after one begins to live in reality when he is sent back nothing else will ever make sense. The sun‚ reality‚ was able to change a man’s mind‚ one who had been in the dark for his entire life‚ but

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    floorboards (I can almost see) In my burning clothes‚ the thin green shorts And grubby yellow T-shirt Holding my cindery‚ non-existent‚ Radiant flesh. Incandescent.” Morning in the Burned House by Margaret Atwood is a poem describing the mind of a burned house and of how it is tormented by pain and evil; and yet‚ in the midst of this darkness‚ there is light to guide the soul of the house to safety and into a world of peace and forgiveness. The two stanzas chosen for this analysis are the

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    In the "Chinese Room Experiment‚" John R. Searle argues against the claim of computers being actual thinking things. Searle argues that even though computers can pass the Turing test does not mean that they could think. With the help of the "Chinese Room Experiment‚" he wanted to establish that computer do not think since human beings influence them. I will explain the reasons for how John Searle’s arguments are against the claim that computers are an actual thinking thing. I’ll first talk about

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    Consciousness Throughout the day the mind experiences different states of consciousness. It starts since the moment we wake up to the moment we fall asleep. To me my consciousness lets me know what is going on around me and it seems like it is something everyone is born with. Sometimes my consciousness lets me know when something is wrong and doesn’t feel right‚ or when something is necessary or right to do. During the last 24hours‚ I have noted the different states I have experienced; since the

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    quality of a human which makes him or her a unique self. The person whose identity is in question must realize themselves‚ and other people must identify this person. In other words‚ what makes John unique from Bob? One must consider both internal (mind) and external (body) perspectives. There are several general philosophical theories of this identity problem. In the following paragraphs one will find the body theory‚ soul theory‚ and a more detailed explanation of the conscious theory. One theory

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    calculation‚ behavior‚ consciousness‚ reason and life just to mention some of them. On the other hand‚ idealism declares that reality is something other than matter‚ which mean that reality is immaterial. Every answer or explanation to any problem is in our minds based on ideas and thoughts‚ not in material objects. Another theory is substance dualism‚

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    belief is that these are also hallucinations‚ but if that were true how would all the same people have the same delusion? Now that we’ve discussed what they are let’s move on to how they happen. These experiences are believed to have a connection with mind altering events. Such as traumatic events‚ drug use‚ or dehydration; still that isn’t the case 100% of the time. The majority of the people experiencing these also had neuroelectrical abnormalities‚ which is any disorder with the body’s nervous system

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    only in degree‚ however much that would be. Plato believed in the theory of mind-body dualism. This means that human activity is made up of two things‚ which are mind and body. Plato believed that only the soul‚ or the mind‚ can deal with true knowledge and the rest of the human body was meant for just senses. I think Plato would have disagreed with Charles Darwin and his quote because Plato believed in the mind-body dualism‚ not just the body. Plato believed in the dualism of the two parts

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    uneasiness prowls in the realm of your subliminal mind. It creeps with assurance; very familiar with its prey. It slowly eases its way around the serpentine vines that shield the fragile peace and tranquillity. Being cautious as to not attack to rapidly‚ it envelops its prey with its puissant body‚ suffocating it of all certitude. Without warning it mercilessly injects its all-consuming rancour into the decrepit veins‚ then slowly depletes the mind of any sureness‚ courage and optimism. The body

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    Difficulties of introspection or self-consciousness. This paper is written by Saeed Haddad Many difficulties face the application of introspec¬tion. For this reason‚ it is being criticized by a big number of philosophers. • Objectivity is one of the basic characteristics of scientific observation. Since introspection is an activity of self-observation‚ it can always be subject to misjudgment. In introspection‚ one has to play the role of the arbiter and player at the same time. Modern psychology

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