Russell’s The Problems of Philosophy focuses on the theory of sense Data in the common world. Sense data is referenced as part of the very reason Knowledge exists and is understood by the human brain. Russel references arguments to many other philosophers in argument for sense data against other philosopher’s ideals like Descartes whose famous Cogito argument in conjunction with his Evil Demon argument directly interferes with Russell’s theory of Sense data. In this essay I will be showing and analyzing Russell’s theory of Sense Data and how Russell contradicts Descartes theories of the Cogito argument and the Evil Demon Hypothesis. I will also be giving my opinion on which if the Sense Data argument is more believable than the Cogito and Evil
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Unlike the dream hypothesis, it does not focus on the reality around you and fooling with the senses. Instead, it focuses around tricking and making new beliefs upon you for the benefit of the demon. For example, your brain can be suspended within a vat separate from reality, your whole life has been a simulation. Someone can come along to your brain in a vat and intervene with your memories and beliefs, but not the world or simulation that your brain is suspended within. This demon can interfere with mostly complex concepts and your perception of them, but left intact the way you sense reality and very general claims concerning them, like if gravity exists or not, that would remain …show more content…
And since he has his own internal voice and thoughts to himself, he must exist as an individual. He backs this up with his famous quote “I think, therefore I am” which means that since he can think to himself he is his own being. I agree with this statement from Descartes. Every individual person has a mind to themselves that only they can hear, develop thoughts to themselves and recall vivid memories. For an example, when reading this essay, you are in fact using an internal voice. One that you have developed over the years to translate words into feasible words that you can decipher. Simply put, the letters of the alphabet to your own knowledge of daily communication. If you can do this and think of yourself with your own brain you think to yourself, therefore you are. You think therefore you are. I think therefore I am is similar in argument, but instead focusing on
Unlike the dream hypothesis, it does not focus on the reality around you and fooling with the senses. Instead, it focuses around tricking and making new beliefs upon you for the benefit of the demon. For example, your brain can be suspended within a vat separate from reality, your whole life has been a simulation. Someone can come along to your brain in a vat and intervene with your memories and beliefs, but not the world or simulation that your brain is suspended within. This demon can interfere with mostly complex concepts and your perception of them, but left intact the way you sense reality and very general claims concerning them, like if gravity exists or not, that would remain …show more content…
And since he has his own internal voice and thoughts to himself, he must exist as an individual. He backs this up with his famous quote “I think, therefore I am” which means that since he can think to himself he is his own being. I agree with this statement from Descartes. Every individual person has a mind to themselves that only they can hear, develop thoughts to themselves and recall vivid memories. For an example, when reading this essay, you are in fact using an internal voice. One that you have developed over the years to translate words into feasible words that you can decipher. Simply put, the letters of the alphabet to your own knowledge of daily communication. If you can do this and think of yourself with your own brain you think to yourself, therefore you are. You think therefore you are. I think therefore I am is similar in argument, but instead focusing on