THE MIND- BODY PROBLEM UNIT 1: WHAT IS A PERSON? MR. DEZILVA GRADE 11 PHILOSOPHY
WHAT IS THE MIND- BODY PROBLEM? The problem examines the correlation between mind and matter, reason and experience, empiricism and rationalism
COGNITION What is Cognition? The scientific study of how the human mind processes information Cognitive Psychology A branch of psychology, which seeks to answer questions like “what is thought?” and “how can we be certain of knowledge?” Cognition can also develop into Metacognition: “Thinking about Thinking.”
THE MIND-BODY PROBLEM The Purple Elephant: Activity: “Whatever you do, do NOT think of a purple elephant” Discovery
CAN WE KNOW WITHOUT DOING OR EXPERIENCING?
BATTLE: MIND VERSUS MATTER
THE BIG QUESTIONS How are Physical Events and Mental Events Related? Examples? Discuss Another Big Question: Is it possible to think of something not experienced with the senses? Discuss
SOME KEY MEDIA TO CONSIDER Memento (Directed by Christopher Nolan) =1&v=XlV4ym68v7o The Matrix (Directed by The Wachowskis) Inception (Directed by Christopher Nolan) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Directed by Michel Gondry) The Bourne Identity (Created by Robert Ludlum)
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