Philosophy

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firmly bought dualism, the mind and physical body are entirely separate. He also indicates our thinking processes. I have also learned, we gain knowledge through our experiences, where our ideas came from our impressions to someone and we get impressions on our senses. Immanuel Kant indicates that its not just on thinking but our ability to reason. We can observe and that’s where we get our impression on someone, because we cannot see the soul, and that’s the concept of Gilbert Ryle, Behaviorism. Paul Churchland is like the concept of Rene Descartes; they are both linked to dualism. He supports the idea of physical brain gives people the sense of self. And lastly, Maurice Merleau-Ponty was convinced that consciousness, the body and the world are usually involved in perceiving the world.

Given the topics discussed, I realized that there are so many concepts about the self, about how we see the world, and philosophy is a wide range an integral part of human life. I hope with ...

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