Concepts in metaphysics

• Berkeley is saying in this paragraph that all the world is made up of are ideas and that there are three different ways that you can get these ideas, one is the senses, another is the operations/passions of the mind and finally there is memory and imagination. • He also argues that a combination of ideas gives us objects such as apples or stones as some ideas always go together such as the colour and taste of the apple. • Berkeley then goes on the say that there has to be something to…

Human beings are thinking creatures but they are more than that. They live their lives with different memories and experiences to guide them along the way. To prove that a person knows whom they are by proving that they think is nonsensical. Within Descartes’s meditation is the nature of humans will be shown through the thinking thing or cogito but this is not accurate at all because humans are more complex beings than just thinking things. First, I will demonstrate what the second meditation,…

fifth meditation Descartes said that the mind and the body are two distinct substances. His main premise was Cogito Ergo Sum which means I think therefore I am. With Cogito Ergo Sum he is certain of his existence. He differentiates understanding a concept and imagination, then goes onto say that without imagination it would not affect a person 's ability to understand something because understanding occurs within the mind itself whereas the imagination occurs when images are put into the brain.…

Is our universe one complicated computer game with us being mere artificial intelligence made of ones and zeros? This is a strange question, one that I believe cannot be totally disproven or proven but what can we know no matter the answer? The philosopher Descartes wrestled with similar questions. He was concerned about the nature of our reality and more specifically the nature of our knowledge. (Descartes 166-167) He wanted to form a base for knowledge and a method to prove that what we know…

In Berkley’s book, Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous, Berkley presents this idea as his two characters Hylas and Philonous have a debate over the existence of physical matter. Berkley challenged the popular idea that the world around us was made up of physical matter and presented the question, can the objects we perceive exist independently of our perception of them? Philonous through a series of proofs provides the necessary evidence to disprove the existence of objects. The idea of…

What does identity mean to you? whom you are inside matter to me. It does not matter what people think of each other. It matter what you think of your self. And how you want to make of yourself in the long run. There is a lot of people who don’t know what kind of identity they have for them self’s. And when they try to figure it out there identity threw there entire life then it’s to late. Everyone has there own identity but only if you go look for it. You are not going to have an identity if…

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According to Jame Marcia, there are four different stages of identity that a person can align themselves with given a certain aspect of their life. The stages are diffusion, foreclosure, moratorium, and achievement. Diffusion is the state of having no clear idea of one’s identity and making no attempt to find it. foreclosure is the state of blindly accepting one’s identity and values that were given in childhood by family and significant others. Moratorium is when the adolescent has a vague or…

James Hamblin, the author of “Buy Experiences, Not Things,” states that happiness, anticipation, and experiential purchase are why people are buying experience. One of the key aspects Hamblin discusses is happiness. “Happiness is in the content of moment-to-moment experiences. Nothing material is intrinsically valuable, except in whatever promise of happiness it carries.” This quotes explains that people want to buy experiences not material objects because it doesn’t bring the same happiness…

“Are you searching for purpose? Then write something yeah it might be wordless. Paint something, it might be wordless. Pointless curses nonsense verses. You’ll see purpose start to surface, no one else is dealing with your demons, meaning maybe defeating them could be the beginning of your meaning, friend.” These lyrics come from the song, “Kitchen Sink” by Twenty One Pilots. These lyrics are one of many that speak to me and make me think about my purpose on this earth. Bands such as Twenty One…