Sophie's World Research Paper
Philosophies of Sophie's World
Sophie's World
Berkeley Signature Edition/March 1996
The Garden of Eden-pg 2
Sophie is introduced to two questions she has not really thought about, but is very important questions to philosophers. She realizes that these questions are really important but most people take these questions for granted. When we are little children, we are easily amazed by many things that older people see as bland since they are used to it. Philosophers are like children that never grew up because these things still amazes them.
Myths-pg 23
Before people had actual solutions to natural phenomena, they make up stories that try to explain this. One very common story is that the world was created by God. The philosophers …show more content…
His ideas were of knowledge that we can be sure of and relations of the mind and body. He never believed in anything that he couldn't be certain of, but he did believe that God is real. Descartes ideas of extension show the world as thought and matter.
Spinoza-pg 250
Spinoza was influenced by Descartes. He believed that the whole world was a part of God, that thought and extensions were just traits of God that we can see in ourselves, and that God controls everything.
Locke-pg 259 Locke believed that the most simple of our senses can build up very complex questions. The world consists of two qualities. The primary qualities involve things that do not change. The secondary qualities involve things that vary from person to person.
Hume-pg 272
He believed that what we see is based on our experiences and ideas, and we do not act with reason. Imagination creates complex ideas. Hume opposed the idea of an eternal soul, and questioned the laws of nature and existence of God.
Berkeley-pg 282
Berkeley suggested that external reality has no substance. Everything we think and feel comes from our souls like our …show more content…
Art was used to express freedom. Later, National Romanticism was created which was more about history, language, and culture.
Hegel-pg 362
He believed that world spirit was made of human interactions. Reason changes with each generation and we also gain more reason as we age. Believes in communities over individuals and language is what forms people.
Darwin-pg 411
His idea of evolution shows that all organisms come from one single organism. The idea of natural selection was frowned upon by the Bible's teaching of Creationism. His idea of natural selection came from the domestication of animals. Adaptation causes organisms to change so they can live in a certain environment but it will not create the perfect organism.
Freud-pg 433
Our unconscious mind drives us to do things without knowing. Learning about a person's thought can help heal mental disorders. He believed that there are three parts of the brain. The id contains our desire for pleasure. The ego governs action rationally. The superego enforces moral standards. Dreams can show us what we want.
Our Own Time-pg 457
Sartre believed that we are aware of our existence. Human nature is created by us so no one is the same. Our actions and existence is our own
Sophie's World
Berkeley Signature Edition/March 1996
The Garden of Eden-pg 2
Sophie is introduced to two questions she has not really thought about, but is very important questions to philosophers. She realizes that these questions are really important but most people take these questions for granted. When we are little children, we are easily amazed by many things that older people see as bland since they are used to it. Philosophers are like children that never grew up because these things still amazes them.
Myths-pg 23
Before people had actual solutions to natural phenomena, they make up stories that try to explain this. One very common story is that the world was created by God. The philosophers …show more content…
His ideas were of knowledge that we can be sure of and relations of the mind and body. He never believed in anything that he couldn't be certain of, but he did believe that God is real. Descartes ideas of extension show the world as thought and matter.
Spinoza-pg 250
Spinoza was influenced by Descartes. He believed that the whole world was a part of God, that thought and extensions were just traits of God that we can see in ourselves, and that God controls everything.
Locke-pg 259 Locke believed that the most simple of our senses can build up very complex questions. The world consists of two qualities. The primary qualities involve things that do not change. The secondary qualities involve things that vary from person to person.
Hume-pg 272
He believed that what we see is based on our experiences and ideas, and we do not act with reason. Imagination creates complex ideas. Hume opposed the idea of an eternal soul, and questioned the laws of nature and existence of God.
Berkeley-pg 282
Berkeley suggested that external reality has no substance. Everything we think and feel comes from our souls like our …show more content…
Art was used to express freedom. Later, National Romanticism was created which was more about history, language, and culture.
Hegel-pg 362
He believed that world spirit was made of human interactions. Reason changes with each generation and we also gain more reason as we age. Believes in communities over individuals and language is what forms people.
Darwin-pg 411
His idea of evolution shows that all organisms come from one single organism. The idea of natural selection was frowned upon by the Bible's teaching of Creationism. His idea of natural selection came from the domestication of animals. Adaptation causes organisms to change so they can live in a certain environment but it will not create the perfect organism.
Freud-pg 433
Our unconscious mind drives us to do things without knowing. Learning about a person's thought can help heal mental disorders. He believed that there are three parts of the brain. The id contains our desire for pleasure. The ego governs action rationally. The superego enforces moral standards. Dreams can show us what we want.
Our Own Time-pg 457
Sartre believed that we are aware of our existence. Human nature is created by us so no one is the same. Our actions and existence is our own