Mind

We are driven by our environment, biology and unconscious influence around us as free will is a state of mind. Free will is the idea that we have a choice in how we act and it assumes that we are unrestricted in choosing our actions, therefore we stand self-determined. We have the power to act without constraint of necessity or fate of discretion and a person remains in control of their own life. The idea of free will gives humans reason to exist. As if free will does not exist, then we live…

The dictionary describes the human mind as the totality of conscious and unconscious mental processes and activities. It directs and influences the entirety of human behavior, driving all of our thoughts and actions. In his novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding represents the human mind through an allegory that pertains to all who read the classic piece. The work’s timelessness significantly contributes to the book’s great success over such a large span of years. In Lord of the Flies, a plane…

Positions for Mind-Body Problem Mind-body dualism or lack thereof has been a recurring topic of discussion in philosophical discourse. Some of the positions on this mind-body problem include dualism, idealism, and materialism. Dualism is the notion that there are two fundamental states, extended and thinking substance and there are differing areas of this approach that propose their causal relationship or their independence from each other. Idealism focuses on the mind and soul aspect of…

Individuals change their minds due to many reasons. One being intuition and what they feel on the inside. If something doesn’t accumulate or feel right, they can begin questioning what they know and whether or not it is true. Something brought up in an individual’s environment could also alter the way they think about something. For instance, having a lot of new and improved evidence can lead one to rethink what they already know. Their reasoning is usually backed up with evidence, and when more…

Orwell presents his case regarding the fallibility of the human mind in several fashions throughout his book. He rejects the idea of mental “freedom” against oppression, and shows the futility of resistance, shown when Wilson recognizes Julia at the end of the book, but only loves Big Brother. The human mind, according to Orwell, cannot be trusted, and is best illustrated when Wilson states, “If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.” Even before he was mentally broken,…

Descartes believes that the mind and the body are two separate things. However, Princess Elisabeth is skeptical of this claim and asks Descartes how it is possible that our body appears to act as a result of our thoughts, if our mind were to be strictly a thinking substance with no connection to our body. This is the mind-body problem. To further exemplify her point, Princess Elisabeth explains that in her experience, physical things move as a result of another physical thing acting upon it,…

The Curious Mind of Hopsin Humans possess a powerful tool that many take for granted. That powerful tool is the brain. The brain performs many actions, allowing people to think, feel, and live. The rapper Hopsin gained a massive following because of his unique way of displaying his realizations about life. Unlike the stereotypical perception of rappers, Hopsin creates songs with a purpose. In his song “Ill Mind of Hopsin Seven” (2015), he offers his perspective on religion and humanity. This…

Rules for the Direction of the Mind, and within the first rule in summary implies that we as human beings should control our minds into making accurate and precise perceptions through what and how we experience these things. Through the first rule individuals can already safely assume that Rene Descartes is writing about rationalism. When one uses religion and faith to perceive the world around him, then he is subject to the opinion of his faith and not of his own mind, however, if he thinks as…

Happiness Is a Choice of Mind In modern day society, happiness is often confused with an obsessive need for material gratification. We spend most of our time and energy comparing and thinking about the things we don’t have we sometimes forget to appreciate our family and the important necessities that we do have. The major repercussion of this is that the most important part of life, overall life satisfaction due to unconditional Happiness is lost due to our never-ending desires and the want for…

Visualization and Mind-Independent Objects Visualization in its entirety is using different techniques to communicate a message through images, diagrams, animations etc. In producing these diagrams or images, data must be collected and organized to form the actual visualization. However, can we be sure that data collected are reliable? People may have different sense and experiences and collect different data from the same data source. If that is the case, then are our sense wrong or are the…