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In recent years, I heard the term “woke” being used more commonly among my peers and throughout social media as political and racial issues have risen. Woke is not just the past tense of wake, it can be described by the act of being aware of current social inequalities. They Live (1988), directed by John Carpenter uses the idea of being awake in juxtaposition to ignoring issues amongst society. The masses of society are portrayed to be in a state of sleep, which is induced by the media they consume

Let’s observe how Descartes starts by doubting the truth of everything. He wants to give a reason to uphold the value of the sciences. He’s proceeds to do this exact thing by introducing the “Method of Doubt.” With this he can show not that knowledge doesn’t exist, but it allows him to go in depth to doubt the makeup of knowledge and its constitution. With this being said, Descartes does not necessarily doubt knowledge, that’s not the point of this; he simply doubts the configuration of it. He believes

The “Problem of Evil” is, surprisingly, not that evil is bad. (Haha, solid joke!) The Problem of Evil is an age old thought problem which essentially tries to show that given the evil in the world, it is improbable that there is an omnipotent, omniscient, and wholly good God. Candide and how Voltaire sees the problem of evil RESEARCH! My views All right, my viewpoint is basically that it doesn’t matter. Let’s start way back in the beginning, with Descartes. Descartes doubted everything. The

Until Rene Descartes, no one had dared to challenge challenged the Aristotelian way of philosophy. Ethics was the foundation of true philosophy, inspiring us to live well through dialogue and discussion. Ancient philosophers viewed the world as value-laden, and all we could do was try to figure out the most important ethical end of this world and learn how to live well by it. Descartes, however, was not satisfied with this way of thinking. During his schooling, the Jesuits taught him that there were

Earthquakes have afflicted the world since its inception. The sudden release of energy from volcanoes or displacing of earth plates can result in disasters of extreme magnitude. These usually naturally occurring phenomenon have been responsible from wiping out entire towns throughout history and until today continue to produce major loss of life and infrastructure. It can take years for a city or country to recover from a major event of this kind and when a third world country is involved, the

How Descartes Tries to Extricate Himself from the Skeptical Doubts He Has Raised [All page references and quotations from the Meditations are taken from the 1995 Everyman edition] In the Meditations, Descartes embarks upon what Bernard Williams has called the project of 'Pure Enquiry' to discover certain, indubitable foundations for knowledge. By subjecting everything to doubt Descartes hoped to discover whatever was immune to it. In order to best understand how and why Descartes

Mind-Body Connection and how it Affects Learning James Webb Coll100 American Military University Corey Tutor Mind-Body Connection and how it Affects Learning The mind–body connection examines the relationship between mind and matter, and in particular the relationship between consciousness and the brain. Many throughout history have often wondered what causes the connection between the mental portion of the mind and the physical state of the body. A variety of different topics have been

In the following essay I will be offering some objections to Descartes’ interactionism as is primarily represented in his works The Passions of the Soul, Part I and Correspondence with Princess Elisabeth, Concerning the Union of Mind and Body. I will start by describing the basic features of how Descartes’ notion of interactionism works. Namely, that the pineal gland is the “principle seat” of the mind because it is the only singular part of the brain. The pineal gland also has a range of movements

Two particular philosophers come to mind when one mentions the novel Lord of the Flies. The pessimistic monarchist Thomas Hobbes, famous for his belief in the shade within humanity, and the liberal optimist John Locke. While both of their ideologies are present within the novel, one is proven to be correct as the novel approaches its climax. While initially one might believe a functioning society may form as the central characters adjust to life on their deserted island. However, the societal doctrine

“Lord of the Flies” by William Golding is an incredible example of the philosophies proposed by John Locke and Thomas Hobbes on human nature. John Locke is writer that wrote during the late 1600s. John Locke had a philosophy that people are good. He believed that people should have the power to control the government that is run by the citizens of the state. He also believed in a “civil society” (“Locke and Hobbes Overview”). Locke also believed that people had rights, and that “natural rights could