Eliminative materialism

3. ANALYSIS Based on Marx’s concepts in Marxist criticisms written in the theoretical framework above, the Marxism of the necklace will be analyzed. 3.1 Economic Power in “The Necklace” “The Necklace” short story gives us clear image about society in which the distribution of goods are unfair. Mathilde described as a woman who has no skill or even commodity to sell for. She has only beautiful face and appearance that she uses to attract her husband who has similar status to her. She has no…

The historical dialectic materialist approach represents a key feature of Marxist thought. It is so vital to his explanations of history that it has often been seen as being synonymous with Marx himself. If one wants to understand history as a dynamic, and historical process, it is essential to look at it materially. Ultimately, the historical dialectic materialist approach allows us to make sense of why things are the way they are in a certain era. Three concepts go into explaining the…

knee deep in all the material treasures that only a wealthy boy could offer her, all the while disregarding all attempts of romance and relationships. Attraction to the materialistic things in this song succeeded in showing the glamorous side of materialism, but what if this lavish way of life is only temporary and you are left with nothing but a “penniless” feeling of unhappiness and…

will begin with a clear and concise definition of historical materialism through Engels’s perspective. Later, it will touch upon the fundamental contradiction of capitalism, as written within his paper. The essay will also explain two particular contradictions that arise from the fundamental contradiction of capitalism. Finally, it will further explain Engels’s predictions based on the outcomes of this system. Historical materialism is a concept Engels included within his article, Theoretical…

Different “Ways of Seeing” In the essay, “Ways of Seeing,” John Berger applies Marxism to art history. Marxism is the social, economic and political theory formed by Karl Marx. It deals with class struggle and the oppression of the lower classes by the upper classes. In the essay, Berger focuses on using Marxist methodology, when he analyzes and explains an artist named Frans Hal. Berger uses Hals paintings to demonstrate the structure of social classes, and their struggles to give an idea of…

“Behaviorism, Materialism and Functionalism” Paul M. Churchland writes that reductive materialism is a theory of mind which states that “mental states are physical states of the brain” (311) in other words a mental states will reflect a particular physical state of the brain, additionally it also relies heavily on “folk psychology”. Folk psychology is a “commonsense psychological framework” that seeks to explain the parallel between mind and behavior. On the other hand Eliminative materialism,…

Smart maintains that to report a sensation is to report a brain state. I will argue against this hypothesis and demonstrate that Smart fails to establish a necessary connection between a sensation and brain state, using Paul Churchland’s “Eliminative Materialism and Propositional Attitudes”. To conclude, I will suggest that though Smart fails to explore certain objections and aspects in the mind-brain identity theory, he maintains a strong argument when explaining that reporting a sensation is…

Rene Descartes, also known as the father of modern philosophy, was a French philosopher and scientist, well known for his notable philosophical writings. One of the most prominent of his writings is Meditations on First Philosophy. In his meditations, Descartes calls into question some major philosophical arguments, including the existence of God, the nature of human beings, and the objective of material things, among others. In the second meditation, Descartes discusses “the nature of the human…

Dualism vs. Materialism The debate of mind and body was a serious subject to the philosophers of primitive times. There are several theories which have attempted to justify their perception in this regard. One of them is the theory of dualism by Descartes while the one totally negating is Churchland’s theory of Materialism. Churchland’s theory sounds much more believable and justified in the advanced era. Descartes theory of mind and body demonstrates that mind and body are two…

Dualism: Cartesian Substance Dualism Substance dualism is the thesis that there are substances of two fundamentally and irreducibly distinct kinds in this world, namely mind and bodies. Dualism of this form contrasts with monism which is defined as all thing in the world are substances of one kind either only mind or only body. According to the Cartesian substance dualism, minds are not identical with material things, minds could exist even if no material thing existed. Mind is thought to be…