Simulated reality

The movie I chose for this paper was, The Matrix. While watching this movie not only did the special effects and fight scenes interest me and make me think it was a good movie, but, additionally I noticed a lot of philosophical parallels. It's easy to see that The Matrix is based off of Plato's allegory, the cave. The cave is about a prison that people are trapped in and can't get out, they are seeing these images and shadows in front of them, but they are not aware that the real images are…

live in reality, or is reality just a dream? In The Unavoidable Dream Problem, James T. M. Miller asks the question, can know if we are not dreaming much like Dominick Cobb did in Inception? Firstly, Miller explained why the use of a totem to confirm if you are in reality of a dream is flawed. Let’s use Cobb’s totem as an example, which is a metal, spinning top. If the top does turn forever, we know with all certainty that we are in fact in a dream because that is not possible in “reality.”…

distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy.” Which is a pretty broad description. Miriam-Webster’s full definition is: “Habitual diversion of the mind to purely imaginative activity or entertainment as an escape from reality or routine” I see it as whenever someone escapes their reality in any form, be it Video games, Novels, Movies, Writing etc. Pretty much anyway you escape your troubled reality and delve into something better,…

To begin, he “destroys” everything that was taught, or he has known and begins his search with a clean table. Unlike Plato, Descartes foundations started with the individual, rather than concerning the shadows of the outside world or reality. Even though we perceive thing through our senses, he acknowledges that at times our senses can deceive us. Take for example when you are driving down a road and you seem to have seen a puddle, once you get closer you realize there was never a puddle…

with wartime experiences such as through social dependency , through denial and through storytelling in order to deepen one’s understanding the effectiveness of these coping mechanisms. He argues that the only true way to cope is by accepting the reality of the situation one is facing. Throughout the collection, O’Brien displays…

state due to them checking their phone? No, that is because teenagers are not as obsessed with their phone as they are being made out to seem. In the short film Look Up by Gary Turk he talks about how technology is basically ruining modern day reality. He speaks on how social media will ruin today 's generation and that we are slaves to it. He made it seem as though kids are on their phones so much that they are completely absorbed in their phone and nothing else around them. It is very…

by Descartes can be seen as an argument that Descartes was able to find his self only by removing everything else from the equation. However, because of Descartes previous interactions with his surroundings, Descartes self had been molded by his reality previous to him removing himself from it. Descartes had attended numerous academic institutions in France along with learning through self-observation in nature. Descartes in his search for reasoning had to place himself in numerous new locations…

Is certainty necessary for knowledge? To really answer this question, we have to define what knowledge really is. Then in turn, we have to define what certainty really is. Truth also should be defined in order to help better understand the question. Once all three of these terms are defined then the main question can be dealt with. Truth should be dealt with first since it is the underlying aspect of the question. Some people could consider certainty truth. However, I do not feel as if…

from reality. In the third verse the writers portrays that there is still hope for those who are fooled and that while there is darkness, you are not alone. Next the writers mention that the past is the past and that we can only go forward. Then the writers then goes on to portray that when people find out that which they do not wish to be reality they reject the truth and in so doing reject themselves.…

Every person on the earth has a worldview, whether they comprehend it or not. Consequently, one the most foundational topics of Developing a Christian mind has been the concept of a worldview; what shapes them, what they consist of, and how they affect everyday life. There are a few defining characteristics of what shapes a Biblical worldview, such as; Creation, The Fall and Redemption. However, one of the biggest problems with a Biblical worldview is the concept of Dualism, which twists the…