Gottfried Leibniz

journalism seriously. Maybe it’s because it is so close to the Royal Society of Science, one of two places that shaped how Western Europeans do and talk about science, and the one responsible for elevating Issac Newton to science God and leaving Gottfried Leibniz a broken man who died homeless and intestate. Or maybe the Guardian wants to make sure scientists are heard and understood so others do not suffer because someone is petty, self-interested, or self-righteous. Regardless of its…

The topic of my Psych Review Paper was “mind-wandering” and whether it had an effect on film comprehension. Mind wandering is defined as an attentional shift away from a primary task or ongoing event in the external environment towards internally task-unrelated thoughts or feelings; it is basically a daydream. Researchers have studied this topic for years and concluded that mind wandering occurs when there is little attention required in our daily tasks. I mentioned in my paper that sitting in…

We process with our brains and we feel with our minds. As a result, the relationship between brain and mind is a strange one. In some cases, the two words can be used interchangeably and in others they lose this synonymatic quality. The brain is described in terms of the physical: it has properties like weight and mass. In contrast, the mind is described in terms of the mental: it has properties like accessibility through introspection and pattern recognition. Philosophers disagree on the exact…

the notion of the individual had developed in the thought of the Italian Renaissance the the conception of personal identity as an individual- over- time became the subject of general philosophical debate, involving eminent thinkers such as Gottfried W. Leibniz, John Locke, Hume, Joseph Butler, And Thomas Reid.( foot note- the blossoming dominance of the individualist paradigm finds its expression in Martin Luther’s sola fide, Descartes’ cogito, and the renditions of the right of the individual…

central of these five is the unconscious; a postulation that is more developed and specific than any other postulation that can be found in current cognitive or social psychology (Westen, 1998; Bargh & Morsella, 2008). Primarily pursued by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) and then Johann Freidrich Herbart (1776-1841), the theory of unconscious was expanded on and refined by Sigmund Freud in his development of psychiatric literature (Thornton, n.d; Dumont, 2011). Freud hypothesized that…

Candide by Voltaire (1759) is a satirical narrative written in response to the Enlightenment philosophy. Specifically, the philosopher, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) who believed that since everything was created by God and “God is the most benevolent and capable mind imaginable, that the world must be the best imaginable” (SparkNotes Editors, 2002). In the story, Candide was taught by the philosopher, Preceptor Pangloss, who “was a professor of metaphysico-theologico-cosmolo-nigology”…

Sir Isaac Newton was one of the greatest minds of the 17th century Scientific Revolution. He helped develop the principles of modern physics and also a new type of math called calculus. His book Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica has been called the single most influential book on physics (“Sir Isaac Newton”, 2014). Despite all this, he remained a humble man who once said, “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants (“Isaac Newton”, n.d.)”.…

Cosmological Argument for the Existence of God Philosopher Samuel Clarke introduced a myriad of reasons that are now considered the “Cosmological Argument” that directly attribute reason to the existence of a supreme being we humans consider “God.” Throughout this essay, I will be discussing Clarke’s Cosmological Argument, but I will be using the formulation from Professor Kearns’ notes. Clarke’s Cosmological Argument is founded on four premises and a single conclusion. This essay will analyze…

The Enlightenment was the age of reason, it was the peak of philosophy, politics, and science. It was a time where people opened up and made scientific discoveries. The people involved in the Enlightenment were able to help the world to understand how scientific processes work, and it is very important in world history. The Enlightenment ran from 17th century and the 18th century. The Enlightenment was an underrated time period and here’s why it is important. The Enlightenment began in…

Sir Isaac Newton was born in Wools Thorpe, Lincolnshire, in 1642. Growing up, Newton faced many hardships with his mother abandoning him at a young age and his father passing away three months before he was born (Westfall 1993). Life finally became so overwhelming for Newton that he began acting out and even made threats of burning down his house. However, eventually Newton was able to find solace by indulging himself in books which then led to his developed interest for mechanics and technology…