False consciousness

Blues, classical, pop, and any other kind of music that caught my attention filled my head with notes of strife and peace, with passion and apathy, with every other emotion imaginable running amuck through the mind of a seventh grader. Noise filled the empty hours of everyday, and kept my mind occupied, which was my sole defense against the depressive thoughts trying to leach their cold fingers through my mind. Music started as an innocent hobby, but soon crept throughout my whole life. My…

computers. Once the information of the former, self-functioning, natural human brain is uploaded onto the computer it is able to mimic thoughts, preferences, and behavioral patterns that the humans that had those brains once had. This simulated consciousness is called the “Nu-Me” and it has abilities to avoid the effects of aging since old or damaged parts can easily be replaced. Philosophers Rene Descartes and John Locke would have plenty to say about the identity of the Nu-Me and it’s ability…

Here Teddy is taking responsibility and shows that he clearly understands and explains why he has delusional episodes which is due to his inability to face the truth of the tragic events that have occurred in his life. Yet shortly after he came back to reality he regressed and started acting out his fantasy again. His conscience isn’t strong enough to pull him back to the real world or keep himself there. Having a conscience is important to be able to live in the real world. Conscience allows…

Descartes program of methodological doubt was to doubt absolutely everything. He thought that if all were doing is perceiving how do we know that what we’re perceiving is real when sometimes even our mind makes mistakes. For example, we see things aren’t there or hear a noise that wasn’t actually made or even think we see a family member but it was actually someone else. In my opinion Descartes theory goes very deep into the mind and really makes you think and almost makes you afraid. When it…

When reading and studying the Upanishads I recognized the shifting influence that the principles of the text has had upon me through my experience of time. Specifically in the Katha Upanishad, Natchiketa’s interactions gave me insight into my own with Yama, Lord of death. I can recall standing at my Cha Cha Nancy’s home where my great-grandmother rested quietly. Her paper thin skin was withered like the sides of a wind shaped mountain and she lay with her eyes closed, arms crossed, on a…

Lacan, From The Mirror Stage as Formative of the Function of the I as Revealed in Psychoanalytic Experience 1.The mirror stage helps an individual form a sense of self. a. This concept originated from looking at human behavior within the comparative psychology field. b. When looking in the mirror, the child notices that image that mimics his or her image in the mirror. c. He or she then must determine the relationship between himself or herself and the image reflected back…

elsewhere (Dijksterhuis & Nordgren, 2006). The deliberation-without-attention effect explains that unconscious processes are adequately suited for optimal decision making, as it is able to integrate large amounts of information; in comparison to consciousness which is driven by schemas and expectancies (Dijksterhuis, Bos, Nordgren & Van Baaren 2006). Despite these claims, decision making is still highly controversial with researchers (Payne, Samper, Bettman & Luce, 2008) suggesting there is no…

The contract presented before Braydon was hard to ignore, making him raise both his eyebrows. To make sure he fully comprehended, he read the words once more. By signing, you agree that any and all disputes with Metaship and its affiliates will be resolved informally and will be handled by Metaships internal intercession system. Under no circumstances will you or anyone on your behalf take any sort of legal action against Metaship or its affiliates and employees. By signing this contract, you…

There can be no deviation from the expectations of the viewer, as outrageous as the content of the program may be, the skeletal structure of typical American television ideology remains and gender roles are maintained. Therefor, the ethical questions raised in the plot are often related to the audience only via the male protagonist’s perspective. Both protagonists represent both sides of the American male’s conundrum: Dr. McNamara, who is the devoted family man and Dr. Troy who is the…

kept crossing my mind. One of them was my dad who was far from home, other one was my mom and my brother, my grandma and even my dog crossed my mind at that moment a bunch of the good moments that we had came into my mind and there I was losing consciousness when someone grabbed me and lift me up in the air. I don’t know how he did it a fisherman who was near swam all the way where I was and saved me from drowning, and by the time my uncle found out what was happening that brave man had saved me…