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provide an account of what it means to be wise, and the central agreement between them is that at its core, wisdom is realizing that truth lies beyond the base senses and hubris of the human body. Plato believed that wisdom consists of gaining knowledge and understanding through the forms, and by reducing dependency on the bodily senses, and the material realm that they observe. Plato is called a dualist, meaning that he thought there are two separate and

Chicago: A City of the Senses      Chicago has enjoyed the tourist spotlight over the years, due to its cultural and economical prosperity. The crowded streets, ethnic bakeries, and popular malls add zest and flavor to this enriching city. Since my short visit in May with a high school class, I have dreamed of making the busy commuters, blinding and mind-altering lights, and sheer musical excitement a part of my everyday life.      Commuters livened

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Dementia is a clinical concept. It is identified by loss of specific essential abilities and is usually complex as the individual who suffers can experience irregularities of mood, perception, and behaviour, creating the person not seem their normal self (Hughes, J et al 2010). Dementia is an overall term for illnesses which is a gradual progressive decline in an individual’s memory and other cognitive abilities. There are many variations of dementia; Alzheimer’s disease gradually destroys brain

Synesthesia is Latin meaning senses colliding or coming together. All 5 senses are intertwined so there are more than 20 types of Synesthesia. Some, however, are more common than others. To explain how this works, when one of the five senses has been put to use, that triggers another sense to work together with that sense. “So when a baby hears her mother's voice, she is also seeing it and smelling it” (Wikipedia) (Than, Ker. LiveScience). Synesthesia is uncontrollable, involuntary, and stable

Information from the outside world comes through our senses. The information is then interpreted, and this interpretation gives meaning to what is sensed. For example, when you hear your alarm clock, the actual sound you hear is the sensation. How you construe the meaning of the alarm is your interpretation

environment (Gorbel, Oct. 28th). In order for the living organism to experience this phenomena, the brain and nervous system must organize and stabilize the living organism’s sensory perceptual system (Gorbel, Nov. 16th) A primary function of the sense are biological transducers, devices that convert one kind of energy into another (Coon & Mitterer, 124). The basic process that occurs in the sensory perceptual system begins with a physical energy from the living organism’s environment. Then the phylogenetically

Perception, cognition and emotion Perception is defined as a “sense-making” process. People define their surroundings based on how they perceive the situation. There is also Perceptual distortion – the extent to which the perceiver’s own needs, desires and experiences color or predispose his perception of the situation. Included in Perceptual distortion are four major errors: stereotyping, halo effects, selective perception and projection (Lewicki, Saunders, & Barry, 2011). In the Tough Guy

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Tiffani Covington PHI 100 Professor Young Skepticism 01/07/2018 Skepticism is something which the early philosophers such as Rene Descartes and George Berkeley addressed, and still, the issue of reality has remained debated for centuries by philosophers (Schmerheim, 2015). This paper discusses the topic of whether the Matrix film is more like Descartes’ evil deceiver or otherwise like the Berkeley’s God by analyzing the philosophy with regards to the Matrix film. The Matrix is a 1999 film that