The Matrix: The Problem of the External World The film The Matrix addresses the philosophical problem of the external world in a manner that few have ever even remotely considered. Many people casually question what is real, and what are we actually seeing. However, few develop in depth theories...

The philosophy of Buddhism exists primarily within the minds of those who practice it, guiding the way they view and act in the world around them, with the aim of reducing conflict in their life by seeing things clearly. However, practicing Buddhism is not an entirely mental process, requiring noth...

Innate Ideas Descartes vs Locke In this paper I will discuss the Descartes vs Locke debate on innate ideas, also giving insight on what an innate idea means. Each philosopher takes a very different stand on the issue and each point of view will be thoroughly examined. The main question at han...

In order to discuss what the senses contribute to knowledge, one must first identify the senses used and their contribution to the human learning process. The human senses sight, smell, touch, hearing, and taste are all commonplace in our everyday life, one must therefore not forget their initial im...

The Matrix Reality Bytes: A journey through perceptions of reality in 'The Matrix' and the technological world. The idea for this dissertation arose from the culmination of a number of thoughts that have interested me for some time. The question of 'reality' has always intrigu...

Finding Your Identity Knowing the fact that no human could be perfect, my determination to accomplish the impossible was merely unstoppable. I would never be satisfied with any of my accomplishments for they were never perfect enough. Instead of giving myself a pat on the back for the amount ...

Finding Your Identity Knowing the fact that no human could be perfect, my determination to accomplish the impossible was merely unstoppable. I would never be satisfied with any of my accomplishments for they were never perfect enough. Instead of giving myself a pat on the back for the amount ...

Lost Highway: Interpreted but Never Explained The purpose of this essay is to explain the psychoanalytic and postmodern ideals portrayed in the David Lynch film "Lost Highway." His works are, for the most part, non-linear, absurd, chaotic and emotional. Lynch takes the rawness of human...

The study of Shakespeare's Hamlet has been one that is very extensive as well as enormous. Books upon books have been written about this great play. About an equal amount of books, however, have been written about one character; Hamlet. A critic of Hamlet once said, "a man set out to ...

The study of Shakespeare's Hamlet has been one that is very extensive as well as enormous. Books upon books have been written about this great play. About an equal amount of books, however, have been written about one character; Hamlet. A critic of Hamlet once said, "a man set out to ...

Erica Spiezio "Kubla Khan" by Samuel Coleridge is a poem about the magnificent power of the creative mind. Using vivid images and mystery, Coleridge is able to show how an inspired poet has the ability to create new worlds with his imagination. The only problem that Coleridge enco...

Human nature has instilled in people an innate ability to question the interactions between their living forms and the world that encompasses them. This ability to reason has paved roads leading to infinite numbers of arguments concerning the physical and abstract qualities of life. It is inevita...

Dream Interpretation and Dream Interpretation Therapy There are many facts that are unknown about dreams and their meanings. For centuries, philosophers and scientists have tried to understand the meaning of dreams. They have all been fascinated by the fact that the content of dreams may have m...

Who are you? Where does the world come from? These were the questions, which baffled the mind of a fifteen-year-old Norwegian girl named Sophie. Thus an ordinary day started the mysterious adventure for the girl. She learned all about the world of philosophy through her teacher, Alberto Knox. The la...

Can You Show That We Don't Know Anything? Most people go through life without ever questioning the idea of knowledge. We all make statements every day such as 'I know X', and 'We all have knowledge of Y', yet when we truly examine what it means to 'know' some...

Timothy Findley, through his well-written short story "War," excellently proposes an important message that the occurrence of war does not only affect the relationship of the main communities involved, but also countless innocent lives. Findley, by setting his story in a small farmland in the Rural ...

Philosophy of Mind in China Conceptual and Theoretical Matters Historical Developments: The Classical Period Historical Developments: Han Cosmology Historical Developments: The Buddhist Period Historical Developments: The Neo-Confucian Period Bibliography Introduction: Conceptual and T...

Benjamin Barcelona Piggy & Giordano Bruno From the dawn of humanity, to the eras of medieval and renaissance, all the way our current modern society, and even to the yet to be experiences distant future humanity has always had problems with one natural event...change. In late 16th century, t...

WHAT IS KNOWLEDGE? Knowledge is understanding. However, understanding knowledge (or what has been understood) is not so simplistic. Many scientist and psychologist have tried to understand how we are capable of gaining knowledge. The philosophers are the ones who ask the fundamental question ...

"O for a life of sensations rather than thoughts!" What is the relation between thought and feeling in Keats's odes? Out of all his poetry, the odes appear to be the most sensually explored poems that Keats wrote. Through this collection of poetry, he deeply explores the world of feelings and ...

What is hypnosis? (I) First, lets define hypnosis: an artificially induced altered state of consciousness, characterized by heightened suggestibility and receptivity to direction (Webster's, 2000). The best way to describe hypnosis is as a state of intense relaxation and concentration, in whic...

The five major theoretical perspectives in psychology are biological, learning, cognitive, psychodynamic, and sociocultural perspectives. Each one of these perspectives searches for answers about behavior through differe...

'It is good to have an end to journey towards, but it is the journey that matters in the end.' Ursula Le Guin A journey is an arbitrary, cyclic conduit to which no end can be foreseen. The arrival of a journey is not the end, simply a reflection on the events thus far, a pause in the eternal flig...