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    Phenomenological Experience of the Human Person in St. Karol Wojtyła’s Philosophy In the previous chapter‚ the researcher elucidated an important element‚ or should say the foundation‚ of St. Karol Wojtyła’s notion of the human person which is grounded on metaphysics. Henceforth‚ Wojtyła is indebted with that of the Angelic Doctor‚ St. Thomas Aquinas’ objectivistic view of the human person. As presented‚ Aquinas used the term ‘persona’ in his treatises on the Trinity and Incarnation. Hence‚ being a person is

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    Philosophers say the key to understanding human life is answering the really philosophical questions such as why are we here? Where did we come from? Where will we go? And so on and so forth. This has truly been a debate for the ages in philosophy‚ one that has stimulated thinkers‚ philosophers‚ theologists and scientists for thousands of years‚ hence led emergence of idealism and realism as two major traditional philosophical schools of thought in the realm of philosophy. So this paper projects

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    test‚ developed by Arthur turing‚ to discover whether a computer can converse in a way that would fool a human being. Strong Artificial intelligence: A functionalist theory that says that computers can be programmed to think. Intentionality: In metaphysics‚ the idea that mental states are about or represent something. Chinese room: A thought experiment‚ devised by John Searle‚ to show that computers lack intentionality. 154 Key Terms Theism: A theory that says that the universe was created

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    science? As I spend more time thinking about this fascinating issue‚ I realized that it is necessary to analyze how the nature of perceptual experience relates to reality‚ and to science. The problems of perception do not only lie on the subject of metaphysics but also on the context of epistemology. Discussing broad philosophical positions about the nature of perceptual experience is the first step to form my own perspective on perception. Identifying and comparing reasonable interpretations and support

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    The views of Plato and Aristotle are different but to some extent similar. Plato was mostly known for Theory of Forms and Aristotle was basically known for his thoughts in metaphysics. Even though they both thought a bit differently they did agree in a few things‚ for instance‚ Plato and Aristotle not only impacted social life in the past but the future‚ in fact some still use it in today’s society. Plato was a student of Socrate’s. He founded the first University called Academy in the year 387

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    Cottingham (1992) “Cartesian dualism: theology‚ metaphysics‚ and science”‚ in John Cottingham (Ed.) The Cambridge Companion to Descartes: Cambridge University Press‚ p236 Alan Woods (2011) “The History of Philosophy” Chapter Five Descartes‚ Spinoza and Leibniz. http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~socappeal/philosophy/chapter5.html Gilbert Ryle‚ (1955) The Concept of Mind‚ Hutchinson & Co (Publishers) Ltd Jonathan Bennett‚ (1996) “Spinoza’s Metaphysics”‚ from Cambridge Companion to Spinoza‚ Ed. by Markku

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    important. Ancient philosophy is grounded on Being or Logos‚ which is something objective and not according to one’s own ideas alone. Truth and justice are eventually grounded on being. Here marks the beginning of western philosophy. Ontology or metaphysics comes from the Greek term ontos which means being‚ thus it is the study of being as being Aristotle talks of four levels of beings: Man – being capable of laughter and language (henceforth rational) Animals – capable of sense consciousness Plants

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    Critical Analysis Paper “ The Secret ” Isabella Amberstone Drob Montclair State University PSYCHOLOGY OF AJUSTMENT Dr. Langfelder March 19‚ 2013 “The Secret” is an amazing movie about the Power of Attraction. It has to do with scientific principles‚ psychology‚ patterns‚ philosophies and the power of the mind. The movie basically says that whatever thoughts you focus on and put out there‚ you attract. The law of attraction states the theory that anything and everything you want to

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    Two of the greatest and earliest thinkers of our time are Plato‚ and his most famous pupil‚ Aristotle. Soon after Plato’s teachings‚ Aristotle criticized his claims and independently became a thinker on his own. These philosophers viewed metaphysics differently‚ and they approached the idea of reality in two opposing ways. Plato’s Theory of Forms was a concept that was defined in a different way by Aristotle. They both believed in “forms” but approached this idea differently. Plato felt that there

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    through experience. Externalism‚ empiricism‚ constructivism‚ and etc. Rene Descartes Immanuel Kant Aristotle Plato Locke Berkeley Spinoza The kind of knowledge of how can we know what we know‚ the reason why? How is knowledge got? Metaphysics Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature and fundamental properties of being. Idea owed to Aristotle. In Greece Realism Idealism Materialism Dualism Monism Aristotle Aquinas Locke Kant Plato Berkeley Hobbes

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