A New theory on consciousness Abstract There has always been a clear distinction between what is considered rational thought and emotional behavior. The classical view is that rational thinking is more evolved than being emotional therefore the cortex‚ as a superb product of the evolution of brain must be responsible of the rational part of the self and the thalamic system‚ the one we share with birds and lizards must be the responsible of the emotions we feel. Nobody doubts that the thalamic
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| |Biocentrism |a political or ethical stance which asserts the value of non-human life in nature | |Dualism |a theory that considers reality to consist of two irreducible elements or modes | |Ecocentrism |is a term
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therefor god must have caused evil/the devil. Subsequently if God created the devil he must be responsible for his actions. If God and the devil both exist they are locked in a constant battle‚ because they are closely matched there is a case of dualism‚ where good and evil are almost equal in power. This is a problem for Christianity because it is a monotheistic religion‚ and if god isn’t the only power he is not omnipotent. Because god is omnipotent and omnibenevolent there should be no evil in
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William Shakespeare heightens the conspiracy which led to his death and threw light on the use of truth to reach one’s goal. As in a bipolar world made of good and evil‚ light and darkness‚ there is a duality between truth and lie in the play. How this dualism applies to Shakespeare’s work? In the first place‚ it is important to keep in mind that truth is an abstract concept‚ meant to disqualify lie and liars by approving or not a statement. But truth is also linked to reality in the
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were created on the basis of what was known and understandable to man‚ and therefore were the weapon man had against fear. Fear of the unknown has been familiar to man from time immemorial. Regardless of whether we take into consideration Persian dualism or Greek polytheism‚ we can see that all ancient societies have in common faith in something bigger‚ stronger‚ more powerful that a mere man. The ancient Greeks explained everyday occurrences with their faith in the power of the omnipotent gods‚ living
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heaven as long as we believe in God‚ and understand why his only son died on the cross for our sins‚ and rose up three days later. 3. What is the nature of the universe? There are various views as to the nature of the world based on religion: dualism‚ monism‚ monistic theism‚ pantheism‚ pluralism‚ and theism. We are taught throughout different scriptures that God is the creator of our universe. God made sure that this universe had everything we needed to live a good life. 4. How do you know
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Recalling the distinction made earlier between primary objects of perception (objects of mathematics) and secondary objects of perception (apparent objects formed from observer-dependent sensory properties)‚ Descartes investigates whether material objects exist by asking two questions: (1) do primary objects exist? and (2) do secondary objects exist? In answering the first question‚ Descartes draws on a distinction between imagining primary objects and conceiving of primary objects. He notes that
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The Impact of Multiculturalism on Western Societies Since the 19th Century Since the beginning of the 19th century the topic of multiculturalism has raised many issues in our society. Migration tendencies‚ the growing number of minorities‚ support groups for refugees and immigrants‚ and an increase in knowledge of human rights‚ have split our governments and our nations. Media outlets are constantly turning out stories on boat people‚ multiculturalism‚ cultural pluralism‚ Islam‚ terrorists attacks
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Yinka Jackson PHI2010785622 1) Explain and evaluate Rene Descartes argument for knowledge including the role of skepticism‚ the evil demon‚ and god in resolving his doubts. Descartes’s believed he could doubt everything that could be doubted‚ and the remainder was be the absolute certain. He utilized skepticism as a means to achieve certainty. To doubt every proposition he utilized the dream and evil demon conjectures. It was questionable whether he was dreaming‚ or was it actually realty
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animated spirit that was stored in the ventricles (Wickens‚ 2005). New light was not really shed on the subject since no opposing or serious imposing ideas where presented as alternatives until 1‚500 years later by Descartes. Descartes presented dualism which separated the mind and body as two separate units working together Descartes’ work provided a great impetus for experimental research‚ and not least because some of his ideas could be tested. For example‚ as we have seen‚ Descartes believed
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