The Concept of Mind

case of feeling sad)? If we can consider a replicant to be human, then ultimately, we can know what it is like to be a replicant. Thus if a replicant can mimic our own behaviours, can we call it human? The concept of behaviourism would suggest that this is the case, whilst Nagel’s concepts of the mind would argue the opposite. In what will follow,…

means that to be able to understand Native Science Native’s outlook and perspective/perception of the world must be addressed. The Author first begins this process by breaking down and defining Native Science as a likeness of the metaphoric/creative mind from a Native’s holistic view. The author Cajete (2000), begins by changing the word science into the word knowledge for the phrase Native Science. By adopting this change it helps in forming a better understanding of what Native Science.…

theory that the mind is the inner cause of a certain behaviour and his idea that it is associated with a physicalist view of human beings, is a complex idea that is also the result of a complex philosophical ‘problem’, one that philosophers from millennia ago tried to solve but it can be said that it is still not solved yet. It is known as the body mind problem and the term physicalism, is by itself an approach to how this problem has been interpreted by different philosophers. The mind-body…

Rationalists say that knowledge is based off reason and that without reason we wouldn’t be able to make to make anything from our senses and surroundings. Rationalists claim that we are born with several fundamental concepts or categories in our minds. These fundamental concepts are also called innate knowledge, for example, time or space. According to rationalism knowledge is based of self-evident truths. An example of a self-evident truth is that all bachelors are unmarried. This is simply…

seen, sensed and believed are in fact real. In the first premise of this argument, Descartes states that for the purposes of the argument, it must be supposed that there is a God, or some such being, that created humankind, and so is in control of the mind and thoughts of all people. Descartes goes on to argue that supposing that there is this superior being that is in control of each person’s thoughts, then the individual could be forever being deceived. He explains that because of this, the…

“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honours the servant and has forgotten the gift”. Albert Einstein Carl Rogers (1962) the eminent social psychologist and Shoemaker (1971) have identified five characteristics of innovations. Relative Advantage, Compatibility, Complexity, Triability, Absorbability. According to Havelock (1973), seven characteristics of innovation are identifiable, of which 5 are intrinsic…

2.8 Mind Mapping Strategy To shape the understanding of mind mapping technique, in the following section the researcher would explain about : the definition of mind mapping, the characteristics of mind mapping, the principles of teaching using mind mapping technique, how to implement mind mapping technique, and the advantages of mind mapping technique. 2.8.1 Definition of Mind Mapping Mind Maps were popularized by author and consultant, Tony Buzan. He used a two-dimensional structure, instead…

Smulyan proposes a very interesting concept regarding a drug that would separate, the soul or mind from the body. In his hypothetical drug, he states that drug would annihilate the soul completely but that the body would function exactly the same before. Meaning, that the person would act like if they sill had a soul. People would not be able to tell that the mind was separated from the body, only if they were told about it. This, to various philosophers of the mind would bring to many opinions…

The relatively recent development of effective diagnostic methods in Western biomedicine correlates with the concept of Cartesian dualism as well as the socialized shift towards the communication of the body figuratively as a synecdoche . The power of the mind in comparison to the body has led to a substantial change in the methods used for treatment; instead of relying solely of medicalization , clinicians have placed a significant amount of emphasis on the acceptance of the patient’s own…

The concept of this mind/body problem has prompted many philosophers to create solutions, or drawn them to determine the problem does not exist. To this day, as artificial intelligence become increasingly common, and the question of how the mind relates to the body or if it even exists becomes pertinent in relation to technology, no consensus exists. Science fiction, such as the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Measure of a Man”, often attempts to tackle this problem through their…