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    Mind and Body Problem

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    Scott | | Diane M. Mackey | 4/23/2009 | Abstract: Although the “mind” is an intangible thing‚ which cannot be proved or disproved‚ this paper will attempt to address the mind-body problem from the three most common positions: Dualism‚ Materialism‚ & Idealism‚ none of which has been able to solve this centuries’ old problem. The information on this subject was so vast that a paper such as this cannot possibly give real justice to such a complicated subject matter. But‚ I will attempt

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    UNGS 2030 MATERIALISM Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 2 2.0 DEFINITION OF MATERIALISM ............................................................................... 3 3.0 HISTORY OF MATERIALISM .................................................................................... 3 3.1 PERSPECTIVE OF MIND ...........................................................

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    Personalistic vs the Naturalistic Viewpoint History is a troublesome word in the English language‚ having a number of meanings and usages. We often use the term without really considering the underlying concepts it represents. We use history to stand for actual events that took place in the past. The view of history as a collection of events‚ a flow of actions and reactions is as old has human curiosity about things happened before their own time. The human mind has always seemed to seek

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    individuals who have a strong MVO do in fact report having a lower quality of life. Kasser and Ryan (1993) claimed that striving for material goods does not fulfil instrinsic human needs‚ in attempts to explain the inverse relationship between materialism and subjective well-being (SWB). Kasser‚ Ryan‚ Couchman‚ and Sheldon (2004) further proposed that people with an MVO struggle to satisfy three psychological needs; competence‚ relatedness and autonomy. People with an MVO personality struggle to

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    Sacred cow

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    Marvin Harris‚ the founder of materialism‚ was fascinated by religious practices of specific religions like Islam‚ Hinduism and Judaism. He observed how these religions had specific food restrictions which followers could not eat like pork or beef. He also examined the types of sacred figures in these religions like the Ka’aba where people would walk around it and pray‚ as it is known as the house of God in Islam. This led to assumptions from his philosophy that these historical practices and restrictions

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    ‘What can philosophy contribute to solving the problem of the relation to mind and body?’ – D.M.Amstrong. Within the article “The Causal Theory of the Mind”‚ Armstrong reasons philosophy is the account of ‘the most general nature of things and of man’. To demonstrate the concept of a mental state‚ Armstrong uses the analogy of a stone and human body. He does this by highlighting ‘the differences… lie solely in the extremely complex material… found in the living body and which is absent in the stone’

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    Sxcds

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    Journal of Philosophy‚ Inc. A Defense of Dualistic Realism Author(s): James Bissett Pratt Reviewed work(s): Source: The Journal of Philosophy‚ Psychology and Scientific Methods‚ Vol. 14‚ No. 10 (May 10‚ 1917)‚ pp. 253-261 Published by: Journal of Philosophy‚ Inc. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2940171 . Accessed: 09/12/2012 17:17 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms

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    Phil. 101 Metaphysics

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    study of the nature of reality‚ and within metaphysics there are three more divisions materialism‚ idealism‚ and hylemorphism. Each philosopher fits into one category more then others. I have chosen to write about Aristotle‚ Plato‚ and Histories because I feel they each fit into a category with little confusion as to where they belong in metaphysics. Materialism falls all the way on the left of the spectrum. Materialism is defined as all reality is only and ever matter. This is the mindset of nothing

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    Monism vs Dualism

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    person is made up of only the body or only the mind (Morris p155). Dualists hold the belief that existence is based upon the body as well as the mind and its mental properties (Morris p155). There are two basic types of monism. The first view is materialism‚ which states‚ "All that exists is matter‚ configured into material objects" (Morris p155). In other words materialists believe everything that exists is purely physical. Materialists believe that existence is only based on the body. This leads

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    historical evidence suggests that societies that devalue capital wealth and material gain will be unstable and short-lived. Materialism – whatever value we place upon it – creates a stable societal structure. Just turn on the television‚ peruse the magazine covers in a supermarket‚ listen to any one of the top forty radio hits and you will be immediately faced with the rampant materialism of modern society. What do we value? Material wealth and celebrity. Why do we worship Paris Hilton‚ Bill Gates‚ Jeff

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