What is Consciousness? In your own words describe the 'problem of consciousness' as discussed in the following video: Susan Blackmore on 'the hard problem'Links to an external site. And reflect on the following: Can we ever truly know what it is like for someone else?...
PLEASE RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING IN 50 OR MORE WORDS: Susan Blackmore's video presentation on consciousness raises the fundamental and puzzling question of how our subjective experience arises from the underlying, presumably objective, physical processes operating within the human brain. This mysterious investigation probes the...
PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN 50 WORDS OR MORE: Sensory experiences are real-life experiences that we witness and partake in everyday life. Sensory experiences are the sorts of experiences we have when we see, hear, touch, smell, or taste something. They provide topics both for...
PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN 50 WORDS OR MORE: Based on the reading of chapter 6, my sensory experience has valid reasons for believing in the external world. Biology and science have proven on a cellular level that we have incredible sensory abilities and biological...
In the "crito" , socrates argues that it is morally correct for him to stay in prison and be executed, even though he did nothing correct . Is he correct? ...
What, according to Aristotle in Book III (page 30- 49)of Nicomachean Ethics, are the roles of voluntary action and personal responsibility in regards to becoming a virtuous person? (Book III, Chapter 5 is particularly relevant to this question.)NicomacheanEthics.pdf ...
The Meaning of Life Chapter 16 of our textbook focuses on several different ethical theories. Ethics is the branch of philosophy that seeks to determine the 'best life' for human beings. There are two popular theories that seem to be at odds: ...
Other Minds & the External World Based on the readings from Chapter 6 in our textbook what can you say about your sensory experiences? Are they to be believed? Why or why not? Do we actually have any reason(s) to believe that our sensory experiences...
For this journal assignment please reflect on skepticism. What is it? Is it valuable? Can there be 'too much' skepticism? What are some things we should always be skeptical about? Should we be skeptical of our own minds? What about the minds of others? This...
In Nicomachean Ethics, Book II(page 18 - 30), Aristotle describes how virtue is acquired, gives a general definition of virtue, and gives examples of specific virtues. Explain the role of habituation in Aristotle’s view of how a person acquires virtues, and give a specific example of...