Co-presented with Dr. Karin H.K. Wondracek at Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) International Conference - Indianapolis/IN, April 2011
The document summarizes the evolution of Platonism from the Old Academy period through Neo-Platonism. It discusses key figures like Plotinus and their ideas including that the world is a product of emanation from the divine One. It presents Neo-Platonism as synthesizing ideas from Plato, Pythagoras, and other philosophies into a system where the goal is for the human soul to ascend back to union with the divine.
The document outlines categories for conceptualizing interfaith dialogue, including anthropology, methodology/epistemology, axiology, phenomenal experience, phenomenology/metaphysics, and theological responses. It then discusses general and special revelation as witnessed through descriptive sciences, evaluative cultures, normative philosophies, interpretive spiritualities, participative imaginations, sacred scriptures, religious traditions, ecclesial magisteria, theological interpretations, and ecclesial participations. Finally, it cautions against drawing ontological conclusions from phenomenal experiences and metaphysically interpreting enlightenment experiences.
1. The document discusses the concepts of spirit, soul, and body, and whether the soul is immortal.
2. It explores perspectives from Stoicism, Christianity, spiritualism, theosophy, and Sri Aurobindo on the relationship between these concepts and the possibility of immortality or rebirth of the soul.
3. Key points of debate include whether the soul can be equated with the ego or personality, or if it is a deeper dimension beyond impermanence and connected to the eternal spirit.
What is the Meaning, Goal, Purpose, & End of the Evolving Cosmos?Paul H. Carr
This document summarizes and compares the views of Teilhard de Chardin, Paul Tillich, and John Haught on the meaning and end of the evolving cosmos. Teilhard envisioned an Omega Point of spiritual convergence, while Tillich described the "Kingdom of God" unfolding within history. Haught asserted Teilhard's evolutionary vision was more adequate than Tillich's classical theology. The document also discusses their different approaches to relating science and religion, with Tillich emphasizing distinct dimensions and Haught advocating contact and confirmation. Overall, it provides an overview of these theologians' perspectives on cosmology, evolution, and the relationship between science and spirituality.
The document discusses different perspectives on describing and interpreting reality and human experiences of reality. It distinguishes between describing empirical facts versus providing interpretive frameworks, and focuses on avoiding making claims that cannot be proven or describing aspects of reality that are beyond our understanding. It also discusses distinctions between God's essence and energies, and traditions that reference subtle spiritual energies or paradigms.
Descartes uses a three step argument to prove God's existence. First, he establishes that he thinks and therefore exists. Second, he determines that the mind and body are distinct substances. Third, he argues that his idea of a perfect, infinite being must have been caused by such a being, and therefore God exists.
This document compares the non-dualistic philosophy of Gaudapada's Karika to Christian theology. Gaudapada's Karika argues that reality is non-dual and that liberation is the renunciation of causality and the empirical world through realization of non-dualism. It denies concepts like rebirth, salvation, and the subjects and objects that are central to Christian theology. Christian theology posits God as both transcendent and immanent, infinite yet limited, and as the Trinity, which addresses issues in Gaudapada's philosophy around being/causality, the need for Maya, and reconciling rational and empirical truth.
1) The document discusses the evolution of human consciousness and theology from early stages of undifferentiated unity with nature to the development of self-consciousness, language, and the construction of religious and social worlds.
2) Key developments included the emergence of the "theological idea" as humans sought to understand their origins and place in the world, as well as the many religious traditions that arose around 4000 BC-700AD as responses to existential anxiety.
3) The evolution of human intelligence and science both informed and was informed by changing theological conceptions, with ideas like neurotheology emerging more recently to study the relationship between the brain and religious/spiritual experiences.
The document summarizes the evolution of Platonism from the Old Academy period through Neo-Platonism. It discusses key figures like Plotinus and their ideas including that the world is a product of emanation from the divine One. It presents Neo-Platonism as synthesizing ideas from Plato, Pythagoras, and other philosophies into a system where the goal is for the human soul to ascend back to union with the divine.
The document outlines categories for conceptualizing interfaith dialogue, including anthropology, methodology/epistemology, axiology, phenomenal experience, phenomenology/metaphysics, and theological responses. It then discusses general and special revelation as witnessed through descriptive sciences, evaluative cultures, normative philosophies, interpretive spiritualities, participative imaginations, sacred scriptures, religious traditions, ecclesial magisteria, theological interpretations, and ecclesial participations. Finally, it cautions against drawing ontological conclusions from phenomenal experiences and metaphysically interpreting enlightenment experiences.
1. The document discusses the concepts of spirit, soul, and body, and whether the soul is immortal.
2. It explores perspectives from Stoicism, Christianity, spiritualism, theosophy, and Sri Aurobindo on the relationship between these concepts and the possibility of immortality or rebirth of the soul.
3. Key points of debate include whether the soul can be equated with the ego or personality, or if it is a deeper dimension beyond impermanence and connected to the eternal spirit.
What is the Meaning, Goal, Purpose, & End of the Evolving Cosmos?Paul H. Carr
This document summarizes and compares the views of Teilhard de Chardin, Paul Tillich, and John Haught on the meaning and end of the evolving cosmos. Teilhard envisioned an Omega Point of spiritual convergence, while Tillich described the "Kingdom of God" unfolding within history. Haught asserted Teilhard's evolutionary vision was more adequate than Tillich's classical theology. The document also discusses their different approaches to relating science and religion, with Tillich emphasizing distinct dimensions and Haught advocating contact and confirmation. Overall, it provides an overview of these theologians' perspectives on cosmology, evolution, and the relationship between science and spirituality.
The document discusses different perspectives on describing and interpreting reality and human experiences of reality. It distinguishes between describing empirical facts versus providing interpretive frameworks, and focuses on avoiding making claims that cannot be proven or describing aspects of reality that are beyond our understanding. It also discusses distinctions between God's essence and energies, and traditions that reference subtle spiritual energies or paradigms.
Descartes uses a three step argument to prove God's existence. First, he establishes that he thinks and therefore exists. Second, he determines that the mind and body are distinct substances. Third, he argues that his idea of a perfect, infinite being must have been caused by such a being, and therefore God exists.
This document compares the non-dualistic philosophy of Gaudapada's Karika to Christian theology. Gaudapada's Karika argues that reality is non-dual and that liberation is the renunciation of causality and the empirical world through realization of non-dualism. It denies concepts like rebirth, salvation, and the subjects and objects that are central to Christian theology. Christian theology posits God as both transcendent and immanent, infinite yet limited, and as the Trinity, which addresses issues in Gaudapada's philosophy around being/causality, the need for Maya, and reconciling rational and empirical truth.
1) The document discusses the evolution of human consciousness and theology from early stages of undifferentiated unity with nature to the development of self-consciousness, language, and the construction of religious and social worlds.
2) Key developments included the emergence of the "theological idea" as humans sought to understand their origins and place in the world, as well as the many religious traditions that arose around 4000 BC-700AD as responses to existential anxiety.
3) The evolution of human intelligence and science both informed and was informed by changing theological conceptions, with ideas like neurotheology emerging more recently to study the relationship between the brain and religious/spiritual experiences.
Marcel's philosophical inquiry begins with his own personal experiences of music, drama, and art. He sees drama and philosophy as revealing humanity's longing for communication, love, and meaning. Marcel believes being can only be grasped through an individual's presence and experience in the world. His philosophy examines the mystery of being, rejecting rationalist views that try to reduce being to abstract concepts. For Marcel, secondary reflection is needed to reconquer the unity between an individual and their experiences in the world, grasping the mystery of being through recollection rather than objective analysis.
Pan Major begins the third phase of Pan's work, which focuses on contributing to a shift in human awareness. Pan aims to offer their story, alternative perspectives, process tools for self-realization, healing opportunities, and access to inspiring people. However, Pan recognizes they cannot do this work alone and are thankful for grace that allows the work to unfold. The document discusses visions of potential crises like climate change, suggesting humanity is at a crossroads where we must transform our consciousness and move to unity. The 2012 date is mentioned as a possible point of great change, though no one can say what exactly will happen. The overall theme is finding alignment through surrender and sacred union between humanity's divine masculine and feminine aspects.
1) Mediumship has evolved historically from early humans worshipping supernatural forces in nature as "gods", to the development of tribal mental mediumship and collective spirits beliefs. 2) Famous figures throughout history were said to have experienced mediumistic phenomena, such as Socrates, Brutus, Nero. 3) Mediumship was highly developed in early Christianity, with Jesus and the apostles displaying powerful physical mediumship like psychophony and xenoglossy at Pentecost, as well as spiritual healing.
René Descartes believed that humans are distinct from animals because humans have minds or souls, while animals are simply complex machines. Descartes argued that this is evident from two key facts: 1) Humans can think, while animals just behave mechanically based on their physical form. 2) Humans can communicate their thoughts to others through speech, while animals just make noises that are not a form of real communication since they have no thoughts to convey. Descartes believed the rational soul is what gives humans these unique capacities for thought and communication.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a French philosopher, priest, scientist, and mystic. As a young man, he befriended the visionary philosopher Jean Houston during walks in Central Park. He had profound insights about evolution and spirituality, believing that all things evolve toward greater complexity and a spiritual unity represented by an Omega Point. However, the Catholic Church prohibited him from publishing his innovative ideas about evolution during his lifetime. After his death, his writings about cosmic spirituality, evolution, and humanity's place in the universe received widespread acclaim. He coined the term "noosphere" to describe humanity's collective consciousness and ideas. Teilhard believed that humanity could improve through participating in the evolution of the noosphere.
Rene Descartes was a French philosopher who doubted all things possible to doubt, which led him to conclude that by doubting his own existence, he proved he must exist. He is known for the quote "I think therefore I am", meaning we are thinking beings and this proves our existence. Fifth grade gifted students studied Descartes and his most famous quote, then illustrated whether they agreed with his philosophy or not.
This document provides an overview of idealism in philosophy. It discusses key aspects of idealism such as the view that reality is dependent on or closely connected to human perception and ideas. It also outlines different types of idealism like subjective and objective idealism. The document then examines the contributions and philosophies of important idealists like René Descartes, George Berkeley, and George Hegel. It concludes by discussing some of the metaphysical views associated with idealism and potential criticisms of the perspective.
10 Heidegger, 43.
11 Heidegger, 44.
12 Heidegger, 45.
The document discusses Martin Heidegger's philosophy and its relationship to Christian contemplative practice. Heidegger believed that Western philosophy had forgotten about being itself and was stuck in logical formulations. He sought to experience nothingness in order to encounter true being. Similarly, Christian mystics seek to embody Christ through radical emptying. The document analyzes parallels between Heideggerian thought and Christian mysticism and how they can support each other through their shared focus on encountering being beyond conceptual thinking.
Rationalism holds that reason, rather than sensory experience, is the primary source of knowledge. Rationalists believe that through abstract reasoning, certain innate or a priori truths about reality can be discovered independently of empirical observation. René Descartes is considered the original archetype of rationalism, proposing that only clear and distinct ideas obtained through reason can be accepted as true. Rationalism encompasses views that reality has an inherent logical structure that can be understood through proper deduction, and that some concepts and knowledge are innate to the human mind from birth.
“St. Thomas Aquinas' philosophies complete integration of the metaphysics the...Filosophia29
St. Thomas Aquinas' philosophy integrates metaphysics and emphasizes the importance of reason and human intellect. Aquinas viewed human intellect as being made in God's image and capable of god-like reflection. His works established philosophy as its own discipline with standards of argument. Aquinas saw human intellect as having the ability to gain knowledge and understand metaphysical subjects like the nature of being through reason. His philosophy provides a sophisticated interpretation of human intelligence and its relation to theology and metaphysics.
A problematics of belief structures and the creation of the concept of the selfmahogan
The development of religion and belief structures within the pre-classical Greek period 800-759 BCE and how it developed with the care of the self into montheism
An Introduction to New Thought - presented by Dr Ian Ellis-Jones - copyright Ellis-Jones Enterprises Pty Limited - all rights reserved - for information only - commercial use (other than by the copyright holder) prohibited. For more information on the subject, see also my SlideShare presentations ‘WHAT YOU THINK YOU BECOME: NEW THOUGHT, SELF-HELP AND POPULAR PSYCHOLOGY’ and ‘NEW THOUGHT IN AUSTRALIA’.
1. Jacques Lacan argued that narcissism is fundamental to the human psyche and that appeals to rationality and morality will not ensure that people will do the right thing. He was critical of ego psychology's focus on the ego rather than the unconscious.
2. For Lacan, the ego is a symptom, not the seat of reason. It is inherently deceptive and the source of resistance in analysis. The unconscious emerges from the gap between perception and consciousness.
3. Lacan's theory of narcissism is based on the ego having an erotic charge and the shifting of libido between the ego and objects. The anticipatory nature of the Lacanian subject arises from the mirror phase of development.
This document provides an overview of a pneumatological philosophical theology perspective. It emphasizes nonhierarchical approaches that complement institutional church models. It describes reality as being inspired by the Spirit in all areas of life, including history, culture, society, economics, and politics. Truth claims are examined based on their context and relationship to other claims, with some possessing more negotiated meaning than others. Relational norms that foster unity and intimacy are discussed as engaging the participatory imagination more than conceptual reasoning.
This document provides an introduction to a manuscript that explores humanity's religious and philosophical quests for meaning. It discusses how humans pursue truth, beauty, and goodness through descriptive sciences, evaluative cultures, normative philosophies, and interpretive religions. The author presents a framework with phenomenology, axiology, epistemology, and theology situated within both immanent and transcendent frames. The introduction sets up how the manuscript will examine different approaches to interpreting reality while pursuing a growth in human authenticity.
The document discusses concepts from German idealism, specifically those of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. It provides information and questions to test understanding. Some key points:
1) Hegel is credited with the expression "What is rational is actual and what is actual is rational"
2) Hegel's philosophy divided into three domains - logic, philosophy of nature, philosophy of spirit
3) Hegel viewed history as the process by which the Absolute Idea or World Spirit develops over time through various cultures and stages.
Thinking about Thought - Theories of Brain Mind Consciusness - Part 1: Philosophy of Mind & Cognitive Psychology. I keep updating these slides at http://www.scaruffi.com/ucb.html
Descartes is a renowned name that is recognized by many as the father of current philosophy. He was also an accomplished mathematician and meta-physician. In his first meditation, he began with the method of distrust, questioning almost everything. In the beginning of his first meditation, Descartes tries to cast doubts on all his experimental views with a single stroke.
See more at: http://www.customwritingservice.org/blog/descartes-method-of-universal-doubt-in-the-first-meditation/
Heidegger discusses the relationship between philosophy and theology. Philosophy investigates fundamental questions about being, while theology answers ultimate questions based on faith. Therefore, philosophy is primary and theology depends on philosophical foundations. Heidegger also analyzes Luther and Kierkegaard's views on the nature of sin. For Luther, the Fall removed humanity's original image of God, making sin an existential term. Kierkegaard sees sin occurring in a moment of decision requiring a relation to the future. Heidegger builds on these views to distinguish authentic and inauthentic ways of being human.
The document describes the process of constructing the front cover, contents page, and double page spread for a magazine. For the front cover, the author cropped an image and added a title, font, and other design elements. For the contents page, the author laid out the page structure and included a title, photo, and listing of stories and their page numbers. For the double page spread, the author included a large edited photo, title, pull quote placed in a window, and accompanying text, along with page numbers and a byline.
Marcel's philosophical inquiry begins with his own personal experiences of music, drama, and art. He sees drama and philosophy as revealing humanity's longing for communication, love, and meaning. Marcel believes being can only be grasped through an individual's presence and experience in the world. His philosophy examines the mystery of being, rejecting rationalist views that try to reduce being to abstract concepts. For Marcel, secondary reflection is needed to reconquer the unity between an individual and their experiences in the world, grasping the mystery of being through recollection rather than objective analysis.
Pan Major begins the third phase of Pan's work, which focuses on contributing to a shift in human awareness. Pan aims to offer their story, alternative perspectives, process tools for self-realization, healing opportunities, and access to inspiring people. However, Pan recognizes they cannot do this work alone and are thankful for grace that allows the work to unfold. The document discusses visions of potential crises like climate change, suggesting humanity is at a crossroads where we must transform our consciousness and move to unity. The 2012 date is mentioned as a possible point of great change, though no one can say what exactly will happen. The overall theme is finding alignment through surrender and sacred union between humanity's divine masculine and feminine aspects.
1) Mediumship has evolved historically from early humans worshipping supernatural forces in nature as "gods", to the development of tribal mental mediumship and collective spirits beliefs. 2) Famous figures throughout history were said to have experienced mediumistic phenomena, such as Socrates, Brutus, Nero. 3) Mediumship was highly developed in early Christianity, with Jesus and the apostles displaying powerful physical mediumship like psychophony and xenoglossy at Pentecost, as well as spiritual healing.
René Descartes believed that humans are distinct from animals because humans have minds or souls, while animals are simply complex machines. Descartes argued that this is evident from two key facts: 1) Humans can think, while animals just behave mechanically based on their physical form. 2) Humans can communicate their thoughts to others through speech, while animals just make noises that are not a form of real communication since they have no thoughts to convey. Descartes believed the rational soul is what gives humans these unique capacities for thought and communication.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a French philosopher, priest, scientist, and mystic. As a young man, he befriended the visionary philosopher Jean Houston during walks in Central Park. He had profound insights about evolution and spirituality, believing that all things evolve toward greater complexity and a spiritual unity represented by an Omega Point. However, the Catholic Church prohibited him from publishing his innovative ideas about evolution during his lifetime. After his death, his writings about cosmic spirituality, evolution, and humanity's place in the universe received widespread acclaim. He coined the term "noosphere" to describe humanity's collective consciousness and ideas. Teilhard believed that humanity could improve through participating in the evolution of the noosphere.
Rene Descartes was a French philosopher who doubted all things possible to doubt, which led him to conclude that by doubting his own existence, he proved he must exist. He is known for the quote "I think therefore I am", meaning we are thinking beings and this proves our existence. Fifth grade gifted students studied Descartes and his most famous quote, then illustrated whether they agreed with his philosophy or not.
This document provides an overview of idealism in philosophy. It discusses key aspects of idealism such as the view that reality is dependent on or closely connected to human perception and ideas. It also outlines different types of idealism like subjective and objective idealism. The document then examines the contributions and philosophies of important idealists like René Descartes, George Berkeley, and George Hegel. It concludes by discussing some of the metaphysical views associated with idealism and potential criticisms of the perspective.
10 Heidegger, 43.
11 Heidegger, 44.
12 Heidegger, 45.
The document discusses Martin Heidegger's philosophy and its relationship to Christian contemplative practice. Heidegger believed that Western philosophy had forgotten about being itself and was stuck in logical formulations. He sought to experience nothingness in order to encounter true being. Similarly, Christian mystics seek to embody Christ through radical emptying. The document analyzes parallels between Heideggerian thought and Christian mysticism and how they can support each other through their shared focus on encountering being beyond conceptual thinking.
Rationalism holds that reason, rather than sensory experience, is the primary source of knowledge. Rationalists believe that through abstract reasoning, certain innate or a priori truths about reality can be discovered independently of empirical observation. René Descartes is considered the original archetype of rationalism, proposing that only clear and distinct ideas obtained through reason can be accepted as true. Rationalism encompasses views that reality has an inherent logical structure that can be understood through proper deduction, and that some concepts and knowledge are innate to the human mind from birth.
“St. Thomas Aquinas' philosophies complete integration of the metaphysics the...Filosophia29
St. Thomas Aquinas' philosophy integrates metaphysics and emphasizes the importance of reason and human intellect. Aquinas viewed human intellect as being made in God's image and capable of god-like reflection. His works established philosophy as its own discipline with standards of argument. Aquinas saw human intellect as having the ability to gain knowledge and understand metaphysical subjects like the nature of being through reason. His philosophy provides a sophisticated interpretation of human intelligence and its relation to theology and metaphysics.
A problematics of belief structures and the creation of the concept of the selfmahogan
The development of religion and belief structures within the pre-classical Greek period 800-759 BCE and how it developed with the care of the self into montheism
An Introduction to New Thought - presented by Dr Ian Ellis-Jones - copyright Ellis-Jones Enterprises Pty Limited - all rights reserved - for information only - commercial use (other than by the copyright holder) prohibited. For more information on the subject, see also my SlideShare presentations ‘WHAT YOU THINK YOU BECOME: NEW THOUGHT, SELF-HELP AND POPULAR PSYCHOLOGY’ and ‘NEW THOUGHT IN AUSTRALIA’.
1. Jacques Lacan argued that narcissism is fundamental to the human psyche and that appeals to rationality and morality will not ensure that people will do the right thing. He was critical of ego psychology's focus on the ego rather than the unconscious.
2. For Lacan, the ego is a symptom, not the seat of reason. It is inherently deceptive and the source of resistance in analysis. The unconscious emerges from the gap between perception and consciousness.
3. Lacan's theory of narcissism is based on the ego having an erotic charge and the shifting of libido between the ego and objects. The anticipatory nature of the Lacanian subject arises from the mirror phase of development.
This document provides an overview of a pneumatological philosophical theology perspective. It emphasizes nonhierarchical approaches that complement institutional church models. It describes reality as being inspired by the Spirit in all areas of life, including history, culture, society, economics, and politics. Truth claims are examined based on their context and relationship to other claims, with some possessing more negotiated meaning than others. Relational norms that foster unity and intimacy are discussed as engaging the participatory imagination more than conceptual reasoning.
This document provides an introduction to a manuscript that explores humanity's religious and philosophical quests for meaning. It discusses how humans pursue truth, beauty, and goodness through descriptive sciences, evaluative cultures, normative philosophies, and interpretive religions. The author presents a framework with phenomenology, axiology, epistemology, and theology situated within both immanent and transcendent frames. The introduction sets up how the manuscript will examine different approaches to interpreting reality while pursuing a growth in human authenticity.
The document discusses concepts from German idealism, specifically those of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. It provides information and questions to test understanding. Some key points:
1) Hegel is credited with the expression "What is rational is actual and what is actual is rational"
2) Hegel's philosophy divided into three domains - logic, philosophy of nature, philosophy of spirit
3) Hegel viewed history as the process by which the Absolute Idea or World Spirit develops over time through various cultures and stages.
Thinking about Thought - Theories of Brain Mind Consciusness - Part 1: Philosophy of Mind & Cognitive Psychology. I keep updating these slides at http://www.scaruffi.com/ucb.html
Descartes is a renowned name that is recognized by many as the father of current philosophy. He was also an accomplished mathematician and meta-physician. In his first meditation, he began with the method of distrust, questioning almost everything. In the beginning of his first meditation, Descartes tries to cast doubts on all his experimental views with a single stroke.
See more at: http://www.customwritingservice.org/blog/descartes-method-of-universal-doubt-in-the-first-meditation/
Heidegger discusses the relationship between philosophy and theology. Philosophy investigates fundamental questions about being, while theology answers ultimate questions based on faith. Therefore, philosophy is primary and theology depends on philosophical foundations. Heidegger also analyzes Luther and Kierkegaard's views on the nature of sin. For Luther, the Fall removed humanity's original image of God, making sin an existential term. Kierkegaard sees sin occurring in a moment of decision requiring a relation to the future. Heidegger builds on these views to distinguish authentic and inauthentic ways of being human.
The document describes the process of constructing the front cover, contents page, and double page spread for a magazine. For the front cover, the author cropped an image and added a title, font, and other design elements. For the contents page, the author laid out the page structure and included a title, photo, and listing of stories and their page numbers. For the double page spread, the author included a large edited photo, title, pull quote placed in a window, and accompanying text, along with page numbers and a byline.
Dokumen menjelaskan tentang rukun-rukun dan kewajiban haji serta larangan-larangan saat berihram. Terdapat enam rukun haji utama yaitu thawaf, sa'i, tahallul, tertib, bermalam di Muzdalifah, dan melempar jumrah. Jika ada pelanggaran terhadap larangan-larangan saat berihram akan dikenakan sanksi berupa membayar dam.
This document discusses and compares several popular web browsers: Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, and Opera. It provides a brief history of each browser, describes their current state, and compares their strengths, weaknesses, competitors and threats. Firefox is highlighted for its speed, security, and tabbed browsing features, while issues with compatibility and memory are noted. Safari is praised for its speed and design but criticized for limited extensions. Internet Explorer is assessed as improving with regular updates but initially slower. Opera is highlighted for its torrent and content blocking capabilities.
This document contains scenic designs and plans for the play Medea including a scenic model, costumes, a scenic rendering, ground plan, and inspirational visual metaphors and imagery using kudzu to represent the themes of suffocation and loss of control in the play.
Katherine Wu documented her spring break trip in April 2011 where she visited several Northern California landmarks with a friend. They saw the Chandelier Tree, Point Cabrillo Lighthouse, Berkeley Botanical Garden, and Lawrence Hall of Science. At the botanical garden, Wu took photos of flowers, enjoyed the spring blooms, and found a unique blue-green flower that became her favorite.
This one-sentence document contains a series of repeating characters from 1938 to infinity. It appears to be conveying the concept of perpetuity or eternity through the use of an infinite sequence of characters without beginning or end.
The document discusses opportunities and challenges around OpenUCT, an initiative at the University of Cape Town (UCT) to make university courses and educational resources openly available online. It identifies three main stakeholders - UCT, academics, and students. For each group, it outlines potential benefits, such as improving visibility of research for UCT, promoting collaboration among peers for academics, and increasing access to courses for students. However, it also discusses challenges, such as ensuring resources meet open standards, questions about institutional ownership, and overcoming technological barriers. It provides examples from the University of Malawi on successfully implementing open educational resources with local support and identifying clear benefits.
Paris Assembly open textbooks 4 Africa Kelsey Wiens
Half of the population is under 19 and it is projected that between 1 and 5 people out of every 100 will be of African descent by 2050. A large school funder in South Africa commissioned school readers but had no formal intellectual property policy. An open education organization called Siyavula released math and science textbooks under a Creative Commons license for grades 10-12 that were approved by the Department of Basic Education. These open textbooks led to positive educational outcomes.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
The document provides a review of trigonometric ratios such as sine, cosine, and tangent that are used to solve problems involving right triangles, includes examples of applying these ratios to solve practice problems involving missing side lengths and angle measures, and reviews special right triangles and the SOH CAH TOA method for remembering the trigonometric functions.
This document discusses several philosophical concepts and theories. It begins by asking what the name of the philosophical study of existence is, with the answer being ontology. It then provides examples of ontological questions and discusses the different types of existence according to ontology. The document also discusses concepts in epistemology such as theories of truth and inductive vs deductive reasoning. It explores ideas in ethics like what ethics deals with and defines aesthetics. Finally, it examines concepts in philosophers like Parmenides, Democritus, Russell, Meinong and others.
1) The document discusses the complex nature of what constitutes a human being from various philosophical perspectives over time.
2) It explores how humans have been viewed as spiritual, social, and physical beings that are shaped by both nature and culture.
3) Key debates discussed include whether humans are defined more by reason, will, spirit, or social and economic forces, with different eras and philosophers emphasizing different aspects of human nature.
Idealism holds that ideas or mind are the ultimate reality. It emphasizes that knowledge is obtained through reasoning and speculation rather than observation alone. Several philosophers contributed to the development of idealism, including Plato, who believed knowledge comes from recollection of innate ideas, and Kant, who saw the mind as giving meaning to the world. Idealism views education as developing students' abilities and character to serve society by focusing on subjects of the mind through discussion and questioning.
Intuitivie Moments - Discernment of Conscience looks at the millennia from a historic perspective. Important insights into a millennial history either poorly understood or fundamentally unknown - great pictures and quotes for the seeker of truth.
This document is a dedication for a book that aims to provide insight into the current millennial period through examining concepts like conscience, morality, philosophy, and spirituality. It thanks family and friends for their inspiration and support in writing the book. It is dedicated to those who struggle with conscience to understand truth and do what is right, and acknowledges wisdom from the author's parents and a friend whose unfinished work also inspired the book.
This document summarizes Spinoza's mind-body monism and its advantages over Cartesian dualism. It discusses how Descartes proposed a dualist view of the mind and body as distinct substances that interact in some unclear way. Later philosophers like Leibniz and Malebranche tried to explain this interaction but did not fully resolve the issue. Spinoza alone proposed monism, where the mind and body are two attributes of a single substance and are not distinct. This avoids the problem of how two distinct things could interact. The document argues that Spinoza's view aligns better with empiricism and growing scientific evidence that mental states arise from physical processes in the brain.
The document discusses 10 philosophical perspectives on the self from Socrates to modern philosophers. Socrates believed the self is dualistic, composed of body and soul. Plato expanded on this, saying the soul has three parts. St. Augustine merged Platonic and Christian ideas, believing the self has an imperfect worldly part and a divine part. Descartes argued the self is the mind, while the body is a machine. Locke said personal identity comes from experiences that fill the mind. Hume believed the self is a collection of experiences and ideas. Kant said the self organizes experiences into meaningful knowledge. More recently, philosophers like Ryle, Merleau-Ponty and Churchland rejected mind-body
This document discusses man's search for truth and some of the challenges involved. It notes that appearances can be deceiving and that our preconceived ideas often stand in the way of seeing things as they truly are. It suggests that to understand truth more profoundly requires opening our minds and hearts more, as well as looking both within and without. Truth involves comprehending things in their essence beyond just appearances or analysis, tapping into deeper qualities within ourselves that certain phenomena spark in response.
This document contains an essay discussing the relationship between God and science. It explores whether God is necessary for the existence of the world and whether the world is necessary in itself. The essay raises philosophical questions about how to determine if something is a necessary being that exists in all possible worlds. It examines arguments that have been made for God's necessity, such as ontological arguments, and critiques them for being tautological or begging the question. The document considers different perspectives on necessity and possibility in an attempt to rigorously analyze claims about God's nature and relationship to the world.
presentation on 'Major philosophical ideas'AvaniJani1
1) The document provides an overview of existentialism and several major existentialist philosophers, including Søren Kierkegaard, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Friedrich Nietzsche.
2) It discusses Nietzsche's concept of "God is dead" from his book The Gay Science, in which he asserts that belief in God is redundant in modern society.
3) The document analyzes how Nietzsche's idea of the death of God relates to the play Waiting for Godot, suggesting the characters' futile waiting can represent the human search for meaning in a secular world.
This document discusses the views of philosophers Immanuel Kant and Arthur Schopenhauer and how they relate to Divine Principle teachings. It summarizes Kant's view that cognition requires both external sensations and internal subjective forms of intuition and thought. It also describes Schopenhauer's view of the world as the product of a blind and malignant metaphysical will, which aligns with Divine Principle's description of the Fall. The document analyzes how these philosophers approached internal and external pursuits of human nature, pioneering an "Abel-type view of life" that guided people to seek God in a deeper way.
Abstract According to Rene Descartes, Cartesian Dualism implies .docxransayo
Abstract
According to Rene Descartes, Cartesian Dualism implies that human beings exist in two different forms. One being in form of matter, which refers to the physical being that can walk, talk and play; and the mind which is the non-physical being which is referred to as the spirit or soul; that is able to think, recall and doubt. He also proposes that matter performs its duty according to its own laws until the mind interferes, meaning the mind pulls the lever that allows the body to function daily. I agree and defend Descartes’ proposition; the human anatomy has a control center which is the brain and within the brain is the mind that perceives and conceives. The brain is the center where information is processed then turn into motion and action. Without our brain our body would not move. Patients in comas are in a still state and cannot move their body or function.
This thesis statement won’t work, for three reasons. First, the prompt is quite clear that you can’t just agree with an author. You have to give your own argument. If you want to defend them, you have to defend them against a specific objection. Second, the claim that “the mind is in the brain” isn’t obviously Cartesian. On Descartes’s view, the mind isn’t “in” anything. Third, and probably most importantly, the argument should be about something reasonable people can disagree on. But claims like “the brain processes information” or “brains are essential to movement” are indisputable platitudes; it’s like arguing that the sky is blue.
Separate point: the essay is likely to be more successful if you address not just Descartes’s conclusion, but also one of his arguments for it.
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John Ubom
Surovell
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Cartesian Dualism
Introduction
As stated by Descartes (1), dualism is a term used to refer to the existence of two fundamental categories of kinds of things in a given domain. Dualism is the direct opposite of monism which denotes the occurrence of a single category or kind of principle or thing. Pluralism on the other hand refers to the existence of many categories or kinds. Cartesian dualism is a concept advanced by Rene Descartes proposing that the mind or soul is totally different from the body. Rene
regarded the mind as the non-extended thinking thing while the body was the extended non-thinking thing. The argument gave rise to the famous mind body-body dualism problem eliciting reaction from scholars such as Lowe, Elizabeth, Princess of Bohemia, and Richardson. This study therefore summarizes the argument as well as the objections to it.
Cartesian Dualism, according to Descartes, implies that human beings exist in two different forms
. He believed that one exists in the form of matter referring to the physical being that is able to walk, talk and play. Then, Rene states that there is another form known as the mind, which is the non-physic.
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