Topic: Philosophy

Found 3 articles
Property Dualism & Physicalism: Unclenching the Soldier's Fist
08/31/10 - 2411 words
From the time of the ancient Greek philosophers to modern contemporaries, the mind-body problem has been perpetually debated. With neuroscientific evidence in mind, traditional Cartesian dualism, which establishes that mental... Go to Article »
The Lockean Memory Theory of Personal Identity: Definition, Objection, Response
08/09/10 - 1934 words
For centuries philosophers have struggled to define personal identity. In his 1690 work An Essay on Human Understanding, John Locke proposes that one's personal identity extends only so far as their own consciousness. The connection... Go to Article »
Life as Art as Life: Dramaturgy as Psychology
11/04/09 - 1942 words
Aristotle played with the idea of human life as a drama and its role on the Greek stage in his Poetics, defining tragedy—the highest form of drama, of art, and of life—as “a mimesis of an action that is serious... Go to Article »