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    What is the relationship between the mind and the body? This problem has been one that has plagued philosophers since the beginnings of philosophy. It is extremely difficult to develop a distinction between the mind and body and role the mental plays in relation to the physical realm. In recent years‚ the works of dualism‚ physicalism‚ behaviorism‚ and identity theory sought to serve as an explanation for this issue‚ but many philosophers felt that these explanations did not suffice. The non-acceptance

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    everything about the qualia associated with a certain experience without having the experience. This is why the argument is an unsuccessful objection to the Knowledge Argument. It may be said that a person knows all there is to know about being on fire – that is all the physical facts‚ such as the way and to which degree the C-fibers fire and what neurons and electrons are stimulated in the brain. But it would seem absurd to assert that the same person could know everything about the qualia associated with

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    Qualia is defined as a phenomenal aspect of mental states; in other words‚ it is the output perception process to consciousness. Essentially‚ qualia could be studied in an artificial system and made become intelligent machine today. A.L.I.C.E‚ an intelligent computer program able to answer all the questions given‚ like a human. So is it can seem to have qualia? Chinese Room Argument experiment would answer this concern. A guy who does not know any Chinese could answer Chinese questions that given

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    Is your Iphone part of your cognitive system? Abstract This paper will clearly and concisely presents Paul Churchland’s functionalist account of mind. Next I will discuss Clark‚ Andy and David Chalmers’s the extended mind. After that‚ I will show the different opinion on the objection of the problem of lualia on functionalism. Finally I will give some reasons why I think the human mind extends into the world is not conceivable. The structure of this paper is as follows. First‚ I will describe

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    a bat that is lost to us non bats. It is the qualia of the experience that is missed in the understanding. It is the “what it is like” to be a bat. The qualia of our own conscious awareness is often used as an argument against the materialist view that when all things are subtracted from a thought or feeling or emotion‚ there is nothing left that would indicate the presence of an immaterial or unextended mind. There is a private nature to the qualia of our subjective experiences. And this inherent

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    Metaphysic Final Exam In my opinion the problems that arise with free will is that Frida would always be the one to go back in time to become the Frida Kahlo‚ which mean free will does not exist in this case. Free will does not exist because every action have a reaction and actions arise as consequence of the initialing action. Because she was named after Frida Kahlo and the invention of the time machine‚ it caused/led her to choose the path to go back in time and become the famous artist. Which

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    both know what that aspect of pain feels like but each person doesn’t know what it feels like to the other person. Frank Jackson described qualia as the “raw feels” of conscious experience‚ what it’s like to feel pain‚ see a color‚ smell a flower or hear a sound. Also is described as “the hurtfulness of pains‚ the itchiness of itches‚ pangs of jealousy.” Qualia is the plural form of the word Quale‚ which

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    Particular instances of individual experiences can be referred to as qualia. A tomato’s perceived redness or pain resulting from a needle pricking the skin are both examples of qualia. It is from here that some philosophers postulate that we internally attach labels such as ‘red’ to these qualia. John Locke states in his Essay Concerning Human Understanding that‚ “Words in their primary or immediate signification‚ stand for nothing

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    to some‚ is classified as a ‘non-physical entity’ that is separate from the brain by Cartesian Dualists and linked to (but still different from) the brain by Property Dualists. These are perfectly reasonable ways to look at it as such concepts as qualia and privileged access and the fact that mental phenomena lack spatial features support these theories. While Materialists may doggedly reject Dualism‚ it can be noted that some of their arguments are by no means iron-clad‚ including their trump card

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    Behavior and Human Performance‚ 13: 46-78. Deci‚ E. L. (1975). Intrinsic Motivation. New York: Plenum. Deci‚ E. and Ryan‚ R. (1985). Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behaviour (New York: Plenum Press). Denett‚ D. C (1990). Quining qualia. In Mind and cognition‚ W. Lycan (Ed)‚ Oxford: Blackwell‚ pp. 519-548. Dennett‚ D. C (1991) Consciousness explained. Boston: Little‚ Brown and Company‚ Greenleaf‚ R Greenleaf‚ R.K (1998) The power of servant leadership. (San Francisco: Berret- Koehler

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