The Realism vs. Anti-Realism Debate (Part 1)
external world is not real in and of itself, but instead is dependent on human minds and human consciousness for its existence.
Subject: mind
Transcript: I think viewers can understand issues about free will And about mind-body but i think most viewers are going to feel That is somebody denying the
The Nature of the Mind
Philosopher Hilary Putnam describes his current view of the mind, stating that we actually see and experience the external world, and not just an
Subject: mind
Transcript: I'm in the process of radically re-thinking my view of the mind, But the idea that our present picture of the mind That we mentioned earlier in the
The Past, The Future, and the Human Mind
Philosopher Daniel Dennett credits the development of distal perception capacity with the human ability to understand the world--including those things that are beneficial and those that are not--and make plans accordingly. Professor Dennett states ...
Subject: mind
Transcript: something about it, To be able to locomote, to go and eat it if it's good Or run away from it if it's bad. That's where minds really start is in coping with
The Mind and the Body
Philosopher John Searle explains that when the body (including, of course, the brain) dies, the mind and the self die at the same time. He rejects
Subject: mind
Transcript: body the brain was destroyed, The mind would be destroyed with it. But as far as we know how the world works, When the brain goes, you go with it. And
Human Nature
that perspective changed in about 1670, when Blaise Pascal wrote that human nature is essentially a tension-filled contradiction between mind and body.
Subject: mind
Transcript: . Another one is that the self is a contradiction Between opposing factors. That it's always been around, that the self Or human beings had a mind and a body
The Mind-Body Problem
Philosopher John Searle explores "the mind-body problem." He begins by talking about the perspective of Descartes and others who viewed the mind and
Subject: mind
Transcript: In discussing the so-called mind-body problem we have To take into account of how we got into this mess. That is you have to know a little bit about