Philosophy 1000
I signed up for this class with misconceptions of what philosophy would be covering. We began the course with the radical doubt of Descartes and I wondered if I had made a mistake. As the course continued I began to understand the importance of the concepts being proposed. The questions asked by philosophers are the questions we all ask at one time or another in our lives. What is my purpose? What is right and wrong?
Throughout my first semester I found links through other courses that either began with philosophy or led to it. Anthropology and it's theory of cultural relativism is absolutely correlated to philosophy in ethics. I have enjoyed the variety of ideas that have lead to discovery in science and ideas that have been debunked by science. Thought is the essence of philosophy. Love of wisdom essential to a successful academic career. It just seems like a given that philosophy should be studied to remind students that thinking and conceiving of ideas can lead to great discovery and should not be discouraged.
Below I have attached my research paper considering the mind-body problem and it's possible solution. I don't make any claims of personal knowledge that would solve such a long standing question but if you are interested in a proposed answer give it a look see.
Throughout my first semester I found links through other courses that either began with philosophy or led to it. Anthropology and it's theory of cultural relativism is absolutely correlated to philosophy in ethics. I have enjoyed the variety of ideas that have lead to discovery in science and ideas that have been debunked by science. Thought is the essence of philosophy. Love of wisdom essential to a successful academic career. It just seems like a given that philosophy should be studied to remind students that thinking and conceiving of ideas can lead to great discovery and should not be discouraged.
Below I have attached my research paper considering the mind-body problem and it's possible solution. I don't make any claims of personal knowledge that would solve such a long standing question but if you are interested in a proposed answer give it a look see.
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