The Concept of Mind

In the first passage, proposed by Rene Descartes in his sixth meditation, the argument is circulated around the ideal that the mind, being a thinking thing, is separately existing from the body, being an extended thing. The notion of a "clear and distinct perception" is also formed by stating that if God exists, it is incompatible with his nature that he can deceive due to the conception that God is a supremely perfect being. This is developed as the theory of dualism which, by the dependence of…

“Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else.” George Orwell penned these powerful words in his radical novel 1984. In this dystopian novel, Orwell explores the idea that if the human mind can be controlled, then so can reality. By using various elements in the story, Orwell creates a message: the mind is the most powerful weapon someone can possess. Orwell uses the conflict of man vs. society in order to show the power of one mind versus the power of a collective mind. Winston is an…

The idea of sensation guides the mind to think and to know. The mind plays a role in this interaction by abstracting the universals, principles, and essences out of the sensations. By abstracting the sensations, it helps define the true causes and understanding of it. It also allows humans and animals to remember ideas, feelings, and thoughts. While the faculty of sensation is limited since it deals with only one particular concept or thought at a time, the mind is not limited. Sensations are…

lost of one's mind, and a self-conflict in life through concrete detail of a familiar act…

monk named Du-shun in 557-640 A.D. However, people who study Hua-yan Buddhism typically give credit to Fa-zang in 643-712 A.D. This is because he more thoroughly developed the philosophy. Tian-tai Buddhism and Hua-yan Buddhism have similar basic concepts, but overall their views are actually radically different - Tian-tai is more realistic, while Hua-yan is almost more imaginary in a sense. One of the most important and defining aspects of Tian-tai is the belief that there is only one true…

differences between the concepts of free will, determinism, indeterminism, compatibilism, and fatalism as well. Now, I can distinguish between them clearly and I have a good background regarding these concepts. The first thing I have learned is about the contemporary philosophical language in utilizing the concept of compatibilism as big category instead of soft determinism or hard determinism. The concept of compatibilism is crucial to avoid the confusion and keep things straight in our mind.…

The departure from our shared sentiments, when presented as being universally accessible, provokes our minds and frustrates our Sanchez 4 understandings of beauty in the world. To speak with the revered universal voice then, is to engage in a charitable negotiation of incompatible, yet self-determined, sentiments. We employ others to share in the not-so-necessary necessary pleasures we experience. But why is it worth the trouble? With Hume we know our sentiments are self-determined, and with…

What is the driving force in your life? Logic or emotion? Reasoning or instinct? Mind or heart? Which is stronger? Heart? Mind? Neither? Both? Throughout this quarter we have been exposed to numerous examples to help each of us answer these questions. Nonetheless, no matter your position on this topic we can all agree that your heart and mind play a vital role in our decision-making lives. When looking back at class, I can easily connect these ideas to the novella Anthem, by Ayn Rand. In the…

his hand. Further, the movie demonstrates the idea that the mind is one’s own worst enemy several times. The first time is when Neo is fighting Morpheus in the computer program. Neo is thinking to hard trying to beat Neo, his body follows his mind, and Neo’s mind believes he is in the real world, so his body is constrained by the laws of reality. Eventually Morpheus says, “You think that's air you're breathing?” (Matrix). Here, Neo’s mind is defeating Neo, and he has to learn to move beyond…

learned there are several ways to respond to Managing a conflict through forgiveness. Therefore, in this case study I will define some key concepts in the case study that relates to our reading assignment. Firstly, in the case study, Dave’s lied to his girlfriend and took his ex-girl Tina’s to the concert is compared can be compared to one of the key concept relationship transgressions. Relational transgressions are defined as extremely problematic situations in which core rules of a…