Philosophy of mind

Introduction to Philosophy (U73100) Title of essay: Is the Mind/Brain identity theory a defensible position? In this essay I will show that the mind/brain identity theory is the only logically defensible position when it comes to the mind/body problem. To do this I will be looking at the most popular arguments and positions concerning the mind body problem. I will begin by discussing what is meant by the term 'mind body problem', the mind body problem is a philosophical issue concerning…

Metaphysics is a diverse area in the field of philosophy distinguished by two types of autopsy. One of the autopsies is to give the overview of the analysis into the nature of genuineness, arguing the facts about the values demonstrating to anything that appears to be genuine. The second autopsy pursues to reveal what is eventually genuine, regularly giving solutions in severe difference to the daily knowledge of the universe. From the movie “The Matrix,” the storyline behind its filming lies…

such theories, and it is left to the individual to assay the adequacy of the reasons presented in this idealogical conflict of plenum vs vacuum space. Rene Descartes rejects the anti-Aristotelian concept of vacuous space. In Meditations on First Philosophy, edited by Bailey, Andrew, & Johnston (2013), Descartes defines the “essence” of a substance as an; “extension in length, breadth, and depth which constitutes the space occupied by a body, is exactly the same as that which constitutes the…

Plato, Descartes, and the Matrix There are many philosophical questions that come to mind when thinking about life, and human existence. “Epistemology is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of our knowledge.” (Dew & Foreman, 7) Epistemology is one of the branches of Philosophy that helps us dive deep into thought about many question that are in question. One question that may present itself is, what is reality? Another one is are we truly living in a dream and can’t escape it?…

Philosophy – Connor Oulton Describe and illustrate two of Locke’s reasons for believing there are no such things as innate ideas. The definition of innate ideas are ideas that are present in the mind since birth, that are neither formed through knowledge or pulled from within our mind by experience. Therefore, it cannot be posteriori (knowledge derived from experience) but must be priori knowledge. Locke argued three parts to an idea to make it innate instead of produced from experience of the…

Berkeley agreed that knowledge is derived from experience. However, while Locke argued that knowledge is also acquired through our senses, such as, primary qualities, the perception, and secondary qualities, the object perceived, Berkeley argued that our minds and ideas are the sole essence of most knowledge, except knowledge of self and knowledge of God. As a subjective idealist, he believed that physical objects only exist as they are perceived. More specifically, there are no primary or…

Assessing Foster's Substance Dualist Interactionism One of the main topics discussed in philosophy involves the mind-body problem. Simply stated, this topic deals with the nature of the relationship between the body and the mind, and seeks to figure out whether the two are related. Philosopher John Foster advocates in favor of a substance dualist interactionism. This is the idea that although the body and the mind represent different entities, a material and immaterial substance…

materials exist in the world and are the fundamental building blocks of reality , indeed it says that it is the ideas which really exist in the minds of the perceivers and exists as the building blocks of the reality. And leads to yet another dualism where only mind and spirit comprises the real world. The Core Argument: P1: “Things are not dependent on mind , esse is percipi”.(by George Berkley) A1: Things in…

What is it to have consciousness? This is a contentious argument within the philosophy community. Some philosophers believe that consciousness is merely a state of being, while others do not. David Chalmers is a philosopher from Australia, who specializes in the mind (431). He argues that the mind is more then just material. “The Hard Problem of Consciousness” by Chalmers, contains six sections, but we will focus on the fourth section. In section four Chalmers offers an argument against…

The two pre socratic philosophers i chose to compare, were Anaximenes and Pythagoras. The reason i chose to compare these two, was because their views on nature in their philosophy was so drastically different. Anaximenes believed that all things are made of air, it is the source of all things. At one point in time everything was air. Air is a neutral substance that is found everywhere. Natural fοrces acting οn air transfοrm it intο other things which essentially come together to create the…