Thomas Nagel’s: The Absurdity of Life ___________________________________ A Term Paper Presented to the Faculty of Saint Thomas of Villanova Institute of Philosophy _____________________________________ In partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in the Course of Metaphysics _____________________________________ Submitted by: Macklin C. Laure _____________________________________ Submitted to: Prof. Rev. Fr. Michael Alvin Sequio‚ OSA‚ Ph.L. _____________________________________
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3) According to Nagel‚ Functionalism is the view that the brain is a physical substance but all its conscious states are not just physical states. It consists of mental processes as well. On the other hand‚ Dualism states that we consist of a body and a soul and the mental life takes place in our soul. Functionalism is a form of dualism because the core idea behind functionalism is that there are dual aspects of the brain as it is concerned with only the functional states of the brain. It solves
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Nagel believes that we are ridiculous creatures in the sense that we can’t prove without a doubt that our projects or goals are valuable. We can’t prove that our pursuits and goals have any value due to the existence of a gap that separates how we perceive a situation and the actual reality of the given situation. By noticing that we are absurd in this sense‚ we can approach our pursuits and goals with a more spirited attitude in that we think that our pursuits and goals are valuable in order to
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Moral Luck Through Moral Luck‚ Nagel discusses the problem of moral luck and the conflict that arises between the common practice and intuition that most of society believes in regarding morality. Throughout his essay‚ Nagel defines intuition and the phenomenon of moral luck and claims that‚ despite having this intuition‚ people often make moral judgments about people based on factors that are beyond their control (for example‚ a drunk driver who kills a child). Nagel claims that the problem of moral
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There is meaning in life. If one believes there is meaning in life‚ that means they believe something of value comes from life. ‘The Game of Life’ is an example of how can one put meaning to one’s life. This game mirrors life itself‚ hence the name “Game of Life.” The objective of the game is to have the most money or assets at the end. This game is determined by a spinner‚ which symbolizes how life is random and you do not know what’s coming next. In this game‚ you get to choose the paths you want
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The Public and Private Life In William’’ Shakespeare’s "Julius Caesar‚" there is a conflict in the characters public and private lives. The major characters‚ Julius Caesar‚ Brutus‚ Cassius and Antony‚ all experienced these conflicts. All actions these characters perform represent conflicts between the benefit of Rome and their own sense of honor‚ emotions and love for each other. Caesar is trying to form a new political system in Rome called dictatorship. Even though he has the ambition to become
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said that honey would be kept on your tongue and you would not be allowed to taste; it is impossible. Corruption is the misuse of public power for private profit. It involves those behaviours on the part of government officials‚ whether politicians or civil servants‚ where they improperly and unlawfully enrich themselves or those close to them‚ by the misuse of the public power entrusted to them. Corruption in any where is threat to every here as the saying one rotten apple spoils the barrel. Harshad
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Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11‚ 1847 in Milan‚ Ohio. Thomas Edison was the last of seven born to Samuel Edison and Nancy Edison. Thomas Edison mostly spent his childhood growing up in Port Huron‚ Michigan. When Edison went to school he often was not concentrated‚ and he overheard his teacher saying that he was unable to think clearly‚ this made Edison leave school after only three months of schooling. Edison at a young age developed hearing problems and‚ scarlet fever left him deaf and
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do not have firsthand knowledge of what it is like to be that person‚ species‚ nationality‚ height or weight. Thomas Nagel uses an example very similar to this in his dualist view proposing that there is a gap between all the elements‚ descriptions and rules that are part of our concept of something‚ and the complete understanding by experiencing the sensations of being something. Nagel uses an example of being a bat as an example to show the difference between being and knowing about a bat. In
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The Ruthlessness of Ambition Rationale: This performance will fill the gap of King Duncan’s murder. It will portray the emotions that Macbeth feels regarding the murder of King Duncan. The performance occurs after Act 2‚ Scene 1. In this scene‚ Lady Macbeth poisons the guards to provide Macbeth with a window of time to trespass into King Duncan’s chamber and kill him. It is a very significant scene in the play as Macbeth performs his first act of treason‚ the one that leads to all the other acts
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