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What happens when our ability to process information in relation to critical thinking is impaired and we are reduced to mere facts of information accessed? Jorge Luis Borges’ fictional story “Funes the Memorious” addresses this question through providing a case, as an example, of how the brain may approach information in relation to mankind’s ability to think versus recall. In the story, Funes was a young man who tragically passed away but had an incredible memory. The narrator felt obligated…

The Insolvable Gap: McGinn’s Mysterianism Introduction The hard problem of consciousness has puzzled, scientists and philosophers alike, for many years. Modern brain science has made great technological advancements in past years and has arrived at the ability to monitor brain activity tangibly. The philosophy of mind has become much more sophisticated and profound, since the dualist ideals of Descartes. The hard problem of consciousness and the mind-body problem seek an explanation for how…

Is all this technology helping us or is it hindering us? Our world now revolves around technology, from self-driven cars to clocks. Our lives have changed so much due to this new technology. We are can now find the answer to any question within minutes due to the web or connect with a new culture across the world without even traveling. We are getting use to this new way of life and our brains are reprogramming themselves to accept the new ways we now receive information. In the article “Is…

Andrew Conforto English 101: GW Professor Mazzaferro 9/14/17 Paper 1 (Rough Draft): Life in the “Robotic Moment” Sherry Turkle’s “Selections from Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other” is a commentary on the changing view of AI, or artificial intelligence, in our progressing society. Turkle’s argument is one based in ethical and philosophical roots and challenges our current definition of what it means to be “alive”. This issue becomes more pressing the…

“You’re not the same person you were a year ago, a month ago, or a week ago. You’re constantly changing; experiences don’t stop. That’s life”- Unknown. In Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman, the main character, Catherine, constantly changes. In the beginning, Catherine was very stubborn and she wouldn’t accept the fact that she had to marry, the awful, Shaggy Beard. Towards the end, Catherine realizes that she needs to change and that she has to be herself and become mature. Throughout…

century, technology has infiltrated almost every aspect of human life. From how we communicate, to how we learn, or even to how we do household chores, technology has influenced it all for most people in American society. In Sherry Turkle’s essay, “How Computers Change the Way we think,” she argues how the technological advancements of the computer have changed the way we think and how it has impacted our daily lives in today’s society. A specific aspect the author mentions is the way…

2) a,b : This passage is taken from "What is Enlightenment", by Immanuel Kant, from the first page of the essay. Kant is criticizing the over dependence of a grown up individual for nurturing and caretaking and possibly resisting the responsibilities brought to him. He says these deficiencies are caused by laziness and cowardice. Kant states that enlightenment is a man freeing himself from self-imposed nonage. He moves on explaining the reasons why this nonage takes place, and then moves on…

David Pham Ms. Dittmar ENG4U0 22 November 2017 The Empty Fulfillment of an Artificial Society Technology is a powerful foundation that greatly develops modern-day society. It increases the amount of jobs in the world, and it gives humanity the ability to uncover scientific breakthroughs at a staggering rate. In fact, technology is so important, society today relies on it. Society needs it. It is a necessity that never stops evolving and growing; without it, civilization today will cease to…

their article “Our Future Selves” what advancements the world of technology will have in the future. They talk about how the population will be connected through technology, and how they will benefit from each and every invention or advancement. I believe that these two men have a point as to why everyone will be connected. A reason being is because as the years go by more and more people have begun to purchase technology for entertainment or simply because they need it for medical reasons. One…

The science fiction genre conveys many themes through many books. A universal theme expressed in many science-fiction genre books is, “the more technology you have, the more dissatisfaction you have.” This means that as soon as technology advances too much, it starts controlling you. This idea of technology not only represents computers and machondroplasia equipment but could also represent our advancing society as a whole. Instead of feeling happy, you will start to feel dissatisfied, unhappy…