Philosophy of mind

Question #1. The brain has two hemisphere, the right and left side. Each hemisphere has it own function working different ways, but are connected by the corpus callosum to serve the body. The left hemisphere controls the right side of the body. The left side is more of the academic side and logical side. The left side is better at understanding language. Language as in being able to communicate with others (speaking). Also comprehending and reading. Left side is better at musical tempo like…

might be imagining, especially if it is imagined vividly, would be located in my mind. However, while the argument initially appears tempting, it is in fact unsound and its premises are problematic. This argument follows Leibniz’s law form which holds that if A and B have distinct properties, then A is not B. Leibniz’s Law is not exceptionlessly true, as seen in various Intentional…

people have various different views on the topic. Many individuals see the brain is comparable to a computer and the mind is comparable to the software. The belief is an implementation of the right program can create a mind for the computer. Even if it is not yet possible, the possibility is there. The others, including Searle, hold ground on the opposite side. According to Searle, the mind have semantic, thought, and a mental state, whereas a digital computer is merely made up of syntax, or…

Brian Christian, the author of “The Most Human Human” took on the challenge to prove that he could be more human than a computer. Sounds a little odd but that was the purpose of the Turing Test, which assigned a judge to have a conversation with a computer program and after with a human, then he would choose which one, to him, was the most human out of the two. Christian set out of a journey to not only prove that he was more human than a computer but to seek for what actually makes humans so…

Step 1 In the second meditations Descartes argument that the mind and the body are completely separate, but two distinct thing. Just as wax has clear properties of color, shape,size, smell and even taste, and it has a distinguishable sound when it is struck. It has everything that a body has to be known to be distinct as possible, but when near a hot fire the property of the wax changes completely to the point that it is unrecognizable from its original shape. The color changes, texture and…

The main idea of One Art is not expressing about being creative like the title appear to be doing, but preferably the concept of losing perchance being deliberate. This isn’t discussing about being careless or creative at all, but instead being self-destructive. Anyone can lose an item, but Bishop is trying to incorporates it to being an art design. A few of the items in One Art are absolutely silly items to lose. Now there are other items that seem too intense and seem too allegorical like: “I…

The debate over personal identity has risen about as something that is concerning for many other philosophers, not only John Locke. The definition of personal identity is “the concept you develop about yourself that evolves over the course of your life” (1). John Locke presents a variety of views regarding the problem of personal identity in society. These views along with a critique of the flaws in his personal identity theory are brought about through this essay. Different views have been…

Mind-brain identity theory seems to be in conflict with many philosophers to show the connection between brain and mind. It is very much based on the scientific evidence more than the theory itself. The science can be a reliable source to believe. However, as time passes there will be more technological tools that can be use to experiment the findings and clarify the doubt in the future and it might change the entire result or came up with the new theory. In this point, I am standing on the side…

If I close my eyes and doubt that everything exists, all I can hear is the heater running in the room I’m in. I don’t really smell or taste anything. I would have to agree with Descartes in that I must exist because I am thinking. I must have a brain or I wouldn’t be able to think, so I am alive and a thinking thing. If I couldn’t think, then I wouldn’t be living. I know I have a body because I can move my extremities. I believe with certainty that I am alive and capable of thought and have a…

Six hands Lucius a Nuka-Cola bottle filled with oil and water. The label’s been torn off sloppily and what’s left is faded and torn, writing no longer legible. A gift she tells him. Not the first he’s received, but the strangest. Shake it well, but the two substances never mix. He stares at it, eyebrows furrowed in confusion. The liquids clash against each other as he tips the soda bottle upside down then right side up. The Courier chuckles, fascinated by his obsession. Her laugh's as pleasant…