Depth perception

ideas behind the words are not so easy to understand as is. The extrapolation Thich Nhat Hanh presents about this sutra breaks down each idea and expands every thought. Questions contemplating emptiness, oneness, being, and life are explained into depth to help non-Buddhists understanding of the being one with all that surrounds us. It is a prevalent theme throughout the commentary (and Buddhism) that everything is empty, and emptiness is everything. But what is meant by emptiness? From a…

Two, in which he establishes how one can know things, and builds certainty of his own existence from the ground up. Meditation Three includes his first attempt at defining God’s existence with a logical proof, in which Descartes takes the power of perception as well as a measure of reality within things and ideas to arrive at the conclusion that his idea of God cannot exist without God having existed first. While the majority of this argument succeeds logically, several facets fail to satisfy…

According to synesthesia researchers, this condition offers individuals an artistic advantage. They have a greater aesthetic sensitivity and are drawn to more artistic fields. They are able to expresses unrelated concepts better than those without synesthesia. For example a normal painter either paints some ting in front of them or something they imagine, while a synesthete paints what they actually visualize when experiencing a certain stimulus. Many famous celebrities involved with music and…

Chapter 6 is the first chapter thus far in Storr’s writing which has not included one of Storr’s experiences; rather, this chapter seemed to serve more as a continuation or explanation of the previous chapter. Storr delved deep into neuroscientific discussion in this chapter: he discussed the age, origin, and understood phenomena of the brain before shifting toward more theoretical discourse. Knowing that his points became increasingly complex as the chapter progressed, Storr directly addressed…

Understanding is contingent upon knowledge. It is impossible to understand an idea without first knowing its foundation. The knowledge from which understanding is gained must always be derived from the observation of trends and patterns, but the understanding of the knowledge is derived from the more detailed observation of a specific example. Throughout history, humans have engaged in war and dispute. Despite the travesty, the loss of life, and the devastating effects, humans seem to be drawn…

Raymond Carver is known for writing minimal fiction; a style of writing popularized in the 1980s and heavily criticized for using new techniques. Carver’s writings are heavily influenced by his own life of alcoholism and abuse. When speaking on his past alcoholism Carver said, “It 's very painful to think about some of the things that happened back then. I made a wasteland out of everything I touched. But I might add that towards the end of the drinking there wasn 't much left anyway”…

religion using objection to the cosmological argument, argument from design or the teleological argument, and ontological argument. To begin with some brief history of David Hume, Hume is one of the greatest philosophers who believe there is more depth to what lies beyond the mind so-called knowledge. Hume was born in Edinburg in 1711 to a poor family. He went to the…

48338 - The Secret of Fort Building: Shhh! It’s Fun and Enhances Learning Forts continue to draw all generations through all ages. It seems that the fun of this favorite childhood activity is well proclaimed. But, the secret to the attraction remains buried beneath the fun and movement involved. Fort building proves to be the rare arena in which the question “Why?” never arises. Want in on the secret? Shhh! Fort building also enhances learning. Crazy, isn’t it? Math, science, art, language…

Introduction Strong representationalism (SR) is the view that intentionality alone is sufficient in defining the characteristics of sensory experiences (qualia). Intentionality in this case is understood as representation, of which can exhibit functional or physical properties. Sensory experiences must thus always be about something for SR, regardless of the subject’s awareness of it. As opposed to the traditional understanding of qualia, SR rejects the idea that mental states possess an…

Having analysed the parameters of guanxi, the same attention must be afforded to corruption. Within such an exploration there are several key questions which must be addressed. The first is whether there has been an increase in corruption, or if corruption has simply been afforded greater attention in recent years. The second issue concerns definition. According to the World Bank, corruption is “the abuse of public office for private gain.” (World Bank 1997). Accordingly, ‘corruption’ might…