PHIL 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: On The Soul, Monism, Physicalism
13 Sep 2016
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Substance dualism is the idea that mind and body are separate: mind is a non physical substance and the body is a clearly physical substance. Monism is the idea that either only physical entities exist or only mental entities exist. Idealism is the idea that only mental entities exist: george berkeley has an interesting idea of idealism. Physicalism the real world only consists of the real-world. Sensation/perception: sensation is passive, perception is more active, involving maybe a more top-down look. Direct realism also known as common sense realism, is a theory of mind rooted in theory of perception: it states that senses provide us with direct awareness of the physical world. Logical, epistemological, and psychological versions of the problems. Logical problem of proving that solipsism is false with certainty. Epistemology is knowledge, knowing with certainty that other minds exist. Induction and deduction: deducing that other minds exist with certainty, inducing based on behaviour that you know other minds exist.
