The Concept of Mind

Confucian theory developed a number of concepts that ultimately formed the foundation of the Confucian theory. The concepts include the way (dao), ritual/ propriety (li), humaneness (ren) and virtue (de). Confucianism counts a lot as a form of virtue ethics. Virtue ethics is a western phrase that mainly focusses on the kind of a person an individual should become and the kind of life they should live (Van Norden, 2003). Although it is not a Chinese concept, Confucius moral theory derives a lot…

Are mind and body essentially different? [Descartes, Conway, Cavendish] In 17th century philosophy, the mind-body issue surfaced many circulating viewpoints as to what the real relationship between the mind and the physical world is. This continuing dilemma brings up questions that have ongoing answers regarding if the mind and body are two substances or not, and how exactly the mind and body are related to each other. I am choosing to take a monist standpoint in this paper, expressing that…

When parents are showing their children certain images through media, they are taking a chance of the content of that media influence their children’s young and developing minds. Some may see it as entertainment, learning, etc. but without a doubt the child will be seeing certain images and receiving certain messages of how they should view the world. However, in many cases, parents and educators have opportunities that are not capitalized on, and that is developing children’s understanding…

factors. He will prove it by discussing the mind (A) and the body (B) which are two completely different objects, yet are intertwined. The mind and the body have their own separate ideas too, 1, 2, 3, and 4. These ideas consist of imagination, sensory perception, extension, and motion. These ideas all come together to conclude that A+B=C. The mind is a complex thing. Descartes explains how imagination (1) and sensory perception (2) are used in the mind. Imagination brings about the idea that we…

put in quality work. Another goal would be to change the minds of my students that…

“to be everywhere is to be nowhere”(2). Carr argues that people are capable of knowing many new things all at once with internet usage, but this does not have any positive aspects to the human mind. Carr continues with summaries of examples that prove his idea that the internet does not have any allow the mind to think critically. For example an article by a psychologist, Patricia Greenfield, in Science Magazine last year described how different activities such as playing video games, may…

passage she is responding to Descartes dualism and the divide between animal and human consciousness. Descartes is a very strong dualist who believes in human exceptionalism, where humans are the only species who can use the mind, proposing a fundamental difference between the mind and matter. Descartes believes that animals are matter and therefore mechanical beings. This idea of human exceptionalism and strong dualism is a problem for Cavendish and the main focus of her argument in this…

Having class discussions on the theories we read greatly helped my ability to think critically. Sometimes the theory clicked right away, but other times it wasn’t until I heard the connections that other students made that it finally connected in my own mind. I love the challenge that these theories created and the satisfaction that understanding them brings. Yes, it was frustrating staring at the advertisement that I had chosen for my first essay, trying to come up with captivating ways that it…

all have made mistakes or done something wrong in our entire life. We remember the mistakes and take it in mind in order to not to retake the same mistake. However, we usually forget some small mistakes that we have taken, as the time goes by, the small mistake becomes a big mistake which could influence ourselves critically. Jared Diamond, the author of “Why Do Some Society Make Disastrous Decisions?”, talk about why people are making wrong decision. He listed 4 reasons and a lot of examples to…

2015-07058 Analysis of Pinoy Henyo Have you ever wondered or even tried to read someone’s mind? Actually, all people read minds everyday. Although it’s physically impossible to actually reach out into the minds of others, people tend to constantly guess until they reach their objective. And by doing so, people tend to look for hints or clues that would draw them nearer to the door of other people’s mind—or at least into what they are thinking. This is a frequent habit of people since having to…