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    Exist Independently of the Brain? Introduction What is the Minds Duty of a Human What is the Brains Duty of a Human Does the Mind Exist Independently of the Brain? Thesis: According to previous knowledge of the mind and brain‚ and Rene Descartes convincing arguments that the mind can exist independently of the brain‚ due to scientific and religious knowledge. Topic Background Talk about Discartes Scientific Motivation The Religious Motivation Arguments

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    Comparing Two Artists

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    compare and contrast TWO art works. One artwork must have been produced before 1970 and one produced after 1970. Analytical framework: Formal Framework Artist’s name: Rene Magritte Title and date: The Companions of Fear 1942 Artist’s name: Peter Booth Title and date: Untitled 1976 What you see is what you get in Rene Magritte’s artwork ‘The Companions of Fear 1942’. Magritte uses minimal dull colours though he changes tones within his colours to create shadowy effects and also creates a

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    choose to arrive at knowledge and detect what can be true. Some of the philosophers that have played an important role in epistemology are René Descartes and David Hume. Even though they had spent their time doubting the sources of human knowledge‚ their approach was different although they wanted to arrive at a conclusion about the origin of knowledge. René Descartes‚ born on March 31‚ 1596‚ is a substance dualist. He believes that there are extended substances‚ such as bodies‚ neurons‚ and planets

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    believed certain things to be fact‚ merely because my elders had told me so‚ that I now recognize to be false. In my own philosophical thinking‚ how many of those beliefs remain undiscovered to me to this day‚ and what impact have they made on my life? René Descartes (1596-1650) recognized that this influence of false beliefs could impair his scientific investigations‚ producing possible false conclusions to his thinking. Therefore‚ he "realized that it was necessary‚ once in the course of [my] life‚

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    Descartes on Rationalism

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    topic of rationalism. I will be using Rene Descartes: Meditation on First Philosophy as my only resource. I plan to address each question asked one at a time in order to answer them completely. To understand what Descartes’ point of view‚ I plan on beginning with an open mind. I plan to reread the section and reevaluate the notes taken in class to help formulate my opinion‚ and then I plan to approach each question and answer it. I will be analyzing Rene Descartes’ view on knowledge. He says that

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    of psychology changed during the 19th century. Philosophers such as John Locke‚ David Hume‚ and the man who was known as “The Father of Modern Psychology” (Goodwin 2008) Rene Descartes are just a few philosophers who historically relate to the beginnings of psychology as a formal discipline. Rene Descartes Born in 1596‚ Rene Descartes was a French mathematician anatomist and philosopher. Descartes believed in duality‚ that the mind and body were two separate and distinct entities. His life overlapped

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    René Descartes René Descartes has been dubbed the "Father of Modern Philosophy"‚ but he was also one of the key figures in the Scientific Revolution of the 17th Century‚ and is sometimes considered the first of the modern school of mathematics. As a young man‚ he found employment for a time as a soldier (essentially as a mercenary in the pay of various forces‚ both Catholic and Protestant). But‚ after a series of dreams or visions‚ and after meeting the Dutch philosopher and scientist Isaac Beeckman

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    Part B. The ontological argument is a convincing argument. Discuss. The ontological argument was first made famous in the 11th century by St Anslem from Canterbury and was later taken further by French philosopher Rene Descartes. The debate is an attempt to confirm God’s existence as a priori argument. It does not rely on observations of the world around us it simply uses logic and the idea that it is illogical to say that God does not exist as its main factor. There are three elements to St

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    In the film Nightcrawler‚ Dan Gilroy‚ implements strong characterization around the main character Louis Bloom‚ who battles with mastering the craft of being a stinger in Los Angeles. Gilroy characterizes Bloom in a very particular way‚ in which Bloom can be portrayed as a dark sociopath or an idol/master of his craft. The fact that a person can be portrayed as two polar opposite concepts is very intriguing‚ and it is primarily due to the particular mood of the viewer. If the viewer is happy‚ he/she

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    intellect can grasp directly.” There are many types and expressions of rationalism‚ but the most influential expressions of rationalism pertaining to the French Revolution were in ethics and metaphysics. The first modern rationalist philosopher was Rene Descartes (1596-1650).The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy states that: “Descartes is known as the father of modern philosophy precisely because he initiated

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