METAPHYSICS: ONTOLOGY: DUALISM VS. MATERIALISM The original idea of the word ’philosophy ’ was a ’love of wisdom ’ (Cowan 2). Philosophy is meant to explore the ’big questions ’ and try to find answers as best we can in the time we have been given. One of the areas of study in philosophy is metaphysics‚ which deals in the ideas of the nature of reality. "We look at the world‚ and we assume that it is the way it appears to be. It is not." (Carreira 7). There is much to reality that can be discussed
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considered to be separate from one another but now make up one being due to to the advances in computer science and other technology. Every single action or interaction is acted upon within the physical world. There are three main ideas that make up materialism which includes behaviorism‚ physicalism‚ and functionalism. The behaviorism theory connects the mental states with various types of behavior‚ physicalism theory identifies the mental states with how the brain processes information‚ and finally‚
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Two authors that have written about American consumerism‚ James Twitchell and Ian Frazier‚ have two different ways of expressing their thoughts in their essays even though the two topics are similar. In Twitchell’s essay‚ “Two Cheers for Materialism”‚ he expresses his views in a different way than Frazier does by taking a more serious approach. Frazier on the other hand‚ attempts a more comical view of the issue in his essay “All Consuming Patriotism”. However different their essays may be‚ they
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OUTLINE BACKGROUND HISTORICAL OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION PRIMITIVE COMMUNISM FOUNDATIONS FOR HISTORICAL MATERIALISM HISTORICAL MATERIALISM RELEVANCE OF THE CONCEPT TO CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY CONCLUSION BACKGROUND Society is constantly changing. History attempts to catalogue these changes and tries to explain them. But what are the laws that govern historical change? Do such laws even exist? Just as the evolution of life has inherent laws that can be explained‚ and were explained‚ first by
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Wednesday‚ July 11th 2012 Materialism Changed People’s Attitude In the 20th century‚ after the World War I‚ rapid surge of industrial and technological growth swept throughout the world. At the same time‚ people started to build their own ideas and belief based on the materialism rather than giving higher priorities to moral and individual values. As Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby portrayed a story happening in that time period‚ it contains various contents about materialism. In order to display the
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The term “materialism” has a very different meaning when presented to a modern day American and to an ancient Grecian. When we hear the word “materialistic” we think of a snobbish person who is obsessed with his or her material possessions and believes that having expensive material things affects his or her perceived social status. For example‚ girls who would rather spend $200 on a brand name than a comparable $30 off-brand. High school is a notorious hotbed of materialism as popularity is often
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interacts with the modern world. I’ve come to learn that in this time of consumerist constructs and artificial medicants‚ the concept of reality can sometimes blur. Connections with others and with life can dull‚ and by shaking off the shackles of materialism and rediscovering the baser parts of the human condition they can be restored. In Tim Winton’s Dirt Music‚ I followed the character Georgie Jultand’s awakening through the story.
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Materialism Drove It In The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ money and materialism play an important role. Money and materialism are the driving forces that affect people’s decisions. People’s relationships‚ emotions‚ successes and pride all revolve around money. Many relationships that occurred in The Great Gatsby are created because of the influence of money. Daisy‚ a young woman‚ searches for the answers to many aspects in her life. She wants to be married and money drives her decision
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In 1931‚ James Truslow Adams said‚ “The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone… regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position.” However‚ this dream had become the pursuit of material prosperity and Americans easily assumed that happiness would automatically accompany their material success. Several characters in The Great Gatsby‚ specifically Gatsby‚ Daisy‚ and Myrtle‚ ended up unsatisfied after chasing an impossible
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Section 1:Youth Culture and Sub-cultures Youth defined as a separate social category from children and adults only became the subject of sociological and media interest in the 1950s. Early theories focused on the concept of youth culture‚ i.e. the idea that young people in general shared a common culture and identity which set them apart from adult culture. 1. The development of youth sub-cultures Introduction The idea that youth subcultures are a product of social class
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