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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and Juliet: Conflicts and Family Grudges In today’s world family could mean a lot of things; two moms; two dads; no dad; no mom; only grandparents. But in all families there is both love and hate. Love for their own kin‚ and hate for their neighbors. Even in Roman time their was love and hate. We see this is William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Today’s world and the old world these love hate relationships conflict another’s plans. At what point does conflict come up with one family grudges? This
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a better life where resources were more plentiful. Carnegie and Muir both had a similarity for not only business‚ but invention as well. Carnegie and Muir both clearly had the ability to become successful businessmen and their inventions prompted both of their successes. Both of them always had ranging activities and were raring to learn new things. They both shared similar qualities and were very determined in what they did. Carnegie and Muir had a love and passion for writing. They both wrote short
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however‚ the national mood seems to have become tense and anxious‚ partially because James was not as skillful a ruler as Elizabeth. This period‚ called Jacobean from the Latin form of James’s name‚ also is known as the early Stuart era after James’s family name. William Shakespeare
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Rivera and Orozco both expressed their views on the Mexican Revolution through their murals. These artists had a few similarities as well as their differences when it came to their individual murals. They both used similar colors to symbolize different aspects of the events that were taking place. For example‚ mostly the peasants in Rivera’s murals wore white which could possibly stand for innocence. However‚ a difference among the artists that I saw was that Rivera tends to paint more of wider frame
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eternity. Throughout the novel‚ Victor Frankenstein can be seen similar to Prometheus by his actions and his punishment. Victor Frankenstein can also be seen as a Christ figure in this novel. Portrayed by what Victor calls “dangerous knowledge”‚ there is a boundary that draws a line between science and what humans are not suppose to know.
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Stalin and Hitler: Similarities and Differences Stalin and Hitler emerged when political and economic instability had crippled the USSR and Germany in the 1920s. They began making improvements which encouraged their people to believe that prosperity awaited them. This notion was unfortunately a delusion as both figures would eventually rule by decree. Despite treading on different paths of dictatorship‚ both figures still find some commonalities. Two prominent differences would certainly come
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Many characters don’t have the power to control all of the flat and round characters in a story‚ but one character in Shakespeare’s short stories does have the ability to do so. Iago‚ the character in “Othello” has the ability to take control of all the characters’ lives even if they don’t suspect any kind of remorse. While Shakespeare gave Iago the ability to control the entire plot by his secret misleading situations allows him to be the enticer of every situation that occurs throughout the story
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The purpose of this paper is to discuss the similarities and differences in the artistic design and function of two pieces of given works‚ the statue of Memi and Sabu‚ and the Seated Statue of Gudea. In this paper I will look at where they come from‚ the assumed intended purpose and the lasting fascination with objects from the past. Looking at the Statue of Memi and Sabu‚ we can see visually it is from the Egyptian era‚ according to the website given we see it is made of “carved
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Philosophers of the Enlightenment had numerous and often discordant ideas about government‚ the most notable being the contrasting social contract theories of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes. Locke believed that humans‚ in the state of nature‚ were a blank slate‚ enjoying complete equality‚ freedom‚ and independence. By surrendering some of these natural rights through a social contract‚ governments were created which would act for the benefit of the people and be controlled by the people. However‚
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