LHP
1. Spinoza's view, that God and nature (or the universe) are the same thing, is called _______. What do you think of that view?
2. If god is _____, there cannot be anything that is not god; if _____, god is indifferent to human beings. Is that how you think about god?
3. Spinoza was a determinist, holding that _____ is an illusion. Do you think it is possible (and consistent) to choose to be a determinist?
4. According to John Locke, all our knowledge comes from _____; hence, the mind of a newborn is a ______. If Locke's right, what do you think accounts for our ability to learn from our experiences?
5. Locke said _____ continuity establishes personal identity (bodily, psychological); Thomas Reid said identity relies on ______ memories, not total recall. How do you think you know that you're the same person now that you were at age 3 (for example)? If you forget much of your earlier life in old age, what reassures you that you'll still be you?
2. If god is _____, there cannot be anything that is not god; if _____, god is indifferent to human beings. Is that how you think about god?
3. Spinoza was a determinist, holding that _____ is an illusion. Do you think it is possible (and consistent) to choose to be a determinist?
4. According to John Locke, all our knowledge comes from _____; hence, the mind of a newborn is a ______. If Locke's right, what do you think accounts for our ability to learn from our experiences?
5. Locke said _____ continuity establishes personal identity (bodily, psychological); Thomas Reid said identity relies on ______ memories, not total recall. How do you think you know that you're the same person now that you were at age 3 (for example)? If you forget much of your earlier life in old age, what reassures you that you'll still be you?
6. Locke's articulation of what natural rights influenced the U.S. Constitution? Do you think it matters if we say such rights are discovered rather than invented?
HWT
1. What are atman and anatta, and what classical western idea do they both contradict?
2. What was John Locke's concept of self or soul? What makes you you?
3. Shunning rigid essentialized identities, younger people increasingly believe what?
4. What cultural stereotype did Baggini find inaccurate when he went to Japan?
5. What important distinction did Nishida Kitaro draw?
6. What point about individuality did Monty Python make?
7. What is ubuntu?
1. Who wrote a memoir of life on the Kentucky frontier that turned him into a "real-life superhero"? (He's in my family tree, btw.)
2. Who built a cabin by a lake, moved in on the 4th of July, and epitomized a perennial American pastoral fantasy? What do you think he'd say about modern suburbia?
3. What did The New York Sun announce in a week-long "news" story in 1835? Who believed it?
4. Who was P.T. Barnum, and what was his fundamental Fantasyland mindset?
5. Whose touring play marked what key milestone in America's national evolution?
6. Who was Aunt Jemima?
Irvin Yalom's novel The Spinoza Problem suggests that Epicurus's view of the gods as real but distant was "bold, but not foolhardy"... and that it presaged Spinoza's pantheism.
"I believe in Spinoza's God..." --Albert Einstein, as reported in the New York Times April 1929...
1. Spinoza's view, that God and nature (or the universe) are the same thing, is called _______. What do you think of that view?
ReplyDelete"Pantheism." The belief that God is everything around us is very interesting. It reminds me how we are all made of particles of stars and the universe. I do not think it would be so outlandish to think God is everything if you view it in a similar way to this.
2. If god is _____, there cannot be anything that is not god; if _____, god is indifferent to human beings. Is that how you think about god?
If god is infinite, there cannot be anything that is not god. The God Spinoza believed was impersonal, and indifferent, and did not care. I think in a similar way. I agree in general if we love something we should not expect anything back, we should give and be sincere. It is a pure intention.
3. Spinoza was a determinist, holding that _____ is an illusion. Do you think it is possible (and consistent) to choose to be a determinist?
Free will is an illusion. I think it is a choice and perspective. I think in a way, choosing to be a determinist is exercising free will.
4. According to John Locke, all our knowledge comes from _____; hence, the mind of a newborn is a ______. If Locke's right, what do you think accounts for our ability to learn from our experiences?
Our knowledge comes from experiences, and the mind of a newborn is a blank slate. This setence makes me think of "Nurture" in the perspective of psychology, that our behavior is learned and not inherent to us. The way the human mind is built allows us to learn from experience and be influenced by our environment.
5. Locke said _____ continuity establishes personal identity (bodily, psychological); Thomas Reid said identity relies on ______ memories, not total recall. How do you think you know that you're the same person now that you were at age 3 (for example)? If you forget much of your earlier life in old age, what reassures you that you'll still be you?
"Bodily continuity doesn't decide the issue" Thomas Reid had an idea of identity revolving around overlapping memories. I think as much as you forget in your mind, the body never truly forgets. So, that's how I know I'll still be me.
6. Locke's articulation of what natural rights influenced the U.S. Constitution? Do you think it matters if we say such rights are discovered rather than invented?
We have right to life, freedom, property, and happiness. I do not think it matters how these rights are considered to be known, as long as they are acknowledged properly.
- Kelly Molloy, Section #13
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ReplyDelete1. Spinoza's view is called pantheism. I feel that if I were religious, I would agree with the idea. It reminds me of this idea we talked about once in a song I sung at All State, called "Stars in Your Bones." It uses lines such as "you have stars in your bones" and "you belong to infinity," which we talked about how space and the universe is infinite, and how that infinite-ness is a part of you, because of how we're made from the same particles as stars. It was a very empowering song for me personally, so that's why I feel I would subscribe to the idea of I did believe in God.
2. If God is infinite, there cannot be anything that is not God. if you discover something in the universe that is not God, God is in different to human beings. I think it's a plausible belief to have.
3. Spinoza believed that free will is an illusion. I can understand why someone would choose to be a determinist, depending upon the religion. personally, I believe in free will
4. John Locke believed that are knowledge comes from experience. From the two psychology classes I've taken, it's essentially the nurture aspect in nature vs. nurture. with nurture, knowledge is obtained from experiences individuals encounter in their lifetime.
5. Lock said that bodily continuity establishes personal identity. Thomas Reid said identity relies on overlapping memories. Personally, with the mix of overlapping memories, and experiences, and emotions I have felt throughout my life, I am able to look at myself in the mirror and know that I am still me. Those experiences shape who I've become today. I've changed over time, physically and emotionally, but that molded me into who I've become today. Me.
6. Life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness. I personally don't think it matters, as long as people respect and practice these rights
HWT
1.atman is a kind of personal essence of being that makes each individual who they are, anatta being the opposite, that there is no essence of being, or soul. the both contradict the idea that the essential self is a personal self
2. John Locke considered the soul a thinking intelligent being that has reflection and consider itself as itself. Individual experiences/ order or combination of experiences that create individual thought are what makes you you.
3. younger people believe that they are free to define who they are, or to not define themselves at all.
4. the people weren't conformist
5."individualism and egoism must be strictly distinguished"
6. we should not combine assertions of individuality with the possession of individuality
7. humidity towards other, the universal bond of sharing that connects humanity
FL
1. Daniel Boone
2. Henry David Thoreau. . He wasn't necessarily in solitude, and was mocked for his fraudulent (for lack of a better word) perspective of solitude. Knowing Thoreau's beliefs, he would probably be taken aback by modern day American suburbia
3. The discovery of life on the moon.
4. P.T. Barnum was a merchandiser of half truths and fantasies. his mindset was " If some imaginary proposition is exciting, and nobody can prove it's untrue, then it's my right as an American to believe it is true"
5. William F. Cody
6. Aunt Jemima was initially a trademarked avatar from a minstrel song, later incarnated by hiring an African American woman to be Aunt Jemima
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ReplyDelete1.Spinozas view that God and nature/the universe are the same thing is called “Pantheism”. I think this view is definitely interesting because it does relate to some aspects of other religions or beliefs like Hinduism, and paganism.
2. If god is infinite, there cannot be anything that is not god; if you discover something in the universe that is not god, then god cannot be infinite. This is not how I think about god, personally.
3. Spinoza believed that free will is an illusion, and we are not in control at all, due to external happenings. I believe it is impossible to be a determinist since everything you do has something to do with free will.
4. According to john locke, all our knowledge comes from experience hence the mind of a newborn is a blank slate. If locke is right, I think our ability to learn from our experiences comes from the things around us, as we are all products of our environments, we aren’t born with this knowledge.
5. Locke says that bodily continuity establishes personal identity;Thomas Reid said identity relies on overlapping memories, not total recall. I think I know I am me by using logic, I pinch myself and I have the same reaction as I did before, I look in the mirror I see the same features ive seen before, that’s how I know it is me.
6. Lockes articulation of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness influences the U.S constitution. In my opinion, It does not matter but I think the term discovered is a better way to put it.
1. Spinoza's view, that God and nature (or the universe) are the same thing, is called "Pantheism". I think that the view is not something we haven't heard of before. I do believe that God created and made everything.
ReplyDelete2. If God is "infinite", there cannot be anything that is not God; if "you discover something that is not God, then God can't be infinite", God is indifferent to human beings. I agree that God is infinite. I believe that He created this whole world and that we, human beings, are indifferent from Him because we do not hold such power.
3. Spinoza was a determinist, holding that "free will" is an illusion. I think that it is possible to be a determinist and have that mindset although I personally believe in free will.
4. According to John Locke, all our knowledge comes from "our experience in life" ; hence, the mind of a newborn is a "blank slate". We do learn from our experiences. I agree that we are born with a "blank slate" and I am sure that it is just in our nature to observe and copy other's actions which is how we learn how to do things.
5. Locke said "bodily" continuity establishes personal identity (bodily, psychological); Thomas Reid said identity relies on "overlapping" memories, not total recall. I think that even though I may not have remembered some things when I was younger, I still believe that our body unconsciously remembers. I think I am still me even though I may have changed through looks or my mindset, although my true self within is still the same.
6. Locke's articulation of what natural rights influenced the U.S. Constitution are life, freedom, happiness, and property. Personally, I don't think it matters as long as we know it and respect it.
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ReplyDelete1. His view is called Pantheism which is the philosophical religious belief that reality, the universe and the cosmos are identical to divinity and a supreme being or entity. I think that it is a belief and aspect of reality but me personally it is not the way that i believe.
2.If god is infinite , there cannot be anything that is not god; if fact, god is indifferent to human beings. That is how I think about God, I think that some people have a different way of thinking about God. I do believe that God is infinite.
3. Free will is an illusion born of ignorance. I think that it is possible to choose to be a determinist but I think that it is very unlikely to be able to consistent with it.
4.According to John Locke, all our knowledge comes from life experience ; hence, the mind of a newborn is a blank slate. I think that with learn the most from traumatic experiences in our life. Life lessons are a huge way to adapt and learn responsiblities in our day to day life. Or just overall as a person.
5.Locke said psychological continuity establishes personal identity (bodily, psychological); Thomas Reid said identity relies on overlapping memories, not total recall. I think that you are taught certain morals as child and that is what " keeps you, you", but growing up and learning your own way of life is what makes you yourself.
6.Life, liberty, and property. I do think it is right to say that. You cannot know that somethings to be a law until something bad as happened and you want to avoid that at all costs.
Section #13
ReplyDelete1. Spinoza's view is called Pantheism, the belief that God is the creator of the universe and that he is everything all around us. I could see others believing a view like this, but it is just not something that makes any sense in my head. Back to our conversation about God and evil, if a pantheist believes that everything in the material universe is divine, that means all the terrible things are divine as well, but we had said that there is evil because of our own free will. But in pantheism, nothing can be called “right,” or “wrong,” it just is. All these terrible things are just the universe being itself, but there are clearly many things, in my mind, at least, that are “bad” or “wrong,” that are out of my personal control.
2. If God is infinite, there cannot be anything that is not God; “If you discover something in the universe that is not God,” God is indifferent to human beings. I do not think that God is infinite or anything else at all, but I can understand and believe in loving something without getting love in return because “it” does not care.
3. Free will is an illusion. Maybe we think we have control, but we might just not understand the complexity of making a choice. Is it really a free choice? Or is it truly based on something else? It is not consistent nor possible to choose to be a determinist. You can “choose” to be a determinist, but was it really your choice?
4. All our knowledge comes from our experiences in life; hence, the mind of a newborn is like a blank slate. Our behavior and our beliefs are learned. From the moment we are born, we are influenced by our surroundings, whether we remember or not. Of course, those behaviors and beliefs change over time because we are constantly experiencing new things in life that will shape our growing minds.
5. Lock said that bodily continuity establishes personal identity; Thomas Reid said identity relies on overlapping memories, not total recall. This is something I question more than I should, but, although I cannot remember anything from when I was aged 3, I think the way I instinctively react to actions and/or words is a way I know I’m still me. I recognize my thought process and understand why I felt the way I did, nothing felt internally unfamiliar, and it would have if I was somebody else.
6. Life, liberty, and property. I don’t think it matters too much if we say discovered rather than invented, as long as the rights are respected. However, I do think it was discovered that we should have rights like these, but the rights themselves were invented.
LHP
ReplyDelete1.Spinoza's view is pantheism. I think this is more believable for me, as the universe, as in most religions we leave out the concept of the universe or easily write it off. I do think that the universe isn't something controlled but an entity of its own.
2. God is not infinite. Discovering things in the universe is not God. I do not think gods are indifferent. I think they want good things for their followers, or should.
3. Free will is an illusion. I do not agree, I think people can have free will if they choose, and I think all humans should have a sense of free will.
4. Locke states knowledge comes from experience. I'd say yes, but experience is fluid. it can be from doing it hands on, learning in a class, or even learning from a book.
5. Bodily continuity makes personal identity. Reid states identity relies on overlapping memories. I think that both memories and physical experience shape you. This in short bundle is called life, where both things are combined. They are not separate.
6. Life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness. I think these are a general good set of rules ideally, but I think many people try to control what they think these rules should look like in image.
FL
1. Daniel Boone
2. Henry Thoreau was mocked for his incorrect view of solitude. He would have not agreed with the modern America.
3. Life on the moon
4. P.T. Barnum sold fantasies. He said it was his right as an American to believe them even if they were not true, as could others.
5. William F Cody
6. Aunt Jemima was an avatar from a minstrel song. Later was reinvested as an African American woman.
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ReplyDelete1. Spinoza’s view that God and nature are the same things is called Pantheism. Pantheists believe that God is everything. I do not believe that God and nature are the same things. I believe that God created nature, just like he created humans but humans and nature are not a part of God.
2. If God is infinite, there cannot be anything that is not God; if God is indifferent to human beings. If this is a fact then God is indifferent to human beings. I do not believe that God is infinite because God and nature are not the same thing. However, I do believe that God has infinite power.
3. Spinoza believed that every human action is a result of an earlier cause and that free will is an illusion because no spontaneous free action is ever happening. I believe it would be easy to slip into the mindset that everything that happens is because of a decision you made earlier. Sometimes I find myself thinking this way. For example, I would not have been late for work if I had left the house 5 minutes earlier.
4. John Locke believed that a newborn baby's mind was like a blank slate and that people gained knowledge from experiences in their lives. I do not believe that babies are born as a blank slate because there are many characteristics that babies are born with. However, I do believe that we learn from the experiences in our lives and that they can shape who we become.
5. John Locke believed that a newborn baby's mind was like a blank slate and that people gained knowledge from experiences in their lives. I do not believe that babies are born as a blank slate because there are many characteristics that babies are born with. However, I do believe that we learn from the experiences in our lives and that they can shape who we become.
6. John Locke believed that we have a God-given right to life, freedom, happiness, and property. I think that it does matter if we say that human rights were discovered or invented, but the words could be used interchangeably. I believe that most laws were invented because the invention of something allows you to change and modify it (for the better or for the worse) rather than discovering something which means that it has already been set in stone.
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1. Spinoza's view was pantheism. I think it is very logical and can make a lot of sense if you believe that God is not human.
2. If God is infinite, there cannot be anything that is not God; if you discover something in the universe that is not God, God is indifferent to human beings. That makes sense, if God was everything then he is in fact in everything and everything is of him, but if you find something that is not God then that would put God in a category with us as to his abilities to create and what not would seem limited.
3. Spinoza was a determinist, holding that free will is an illusion. Being a determinist sounds bland a very boring life thinking you do nothing where do you gain assurance and confidence.
4. John Locke believed that all our knowledge comes from our experiences in life. The mind of a newborn is a blank slate. Our ability to learn from our experiences is to me a blessing and a curse, it allows us to get more detailed feedback on our tasks but also in cases where fire or firearms are involved you often have only one attempt.
5. Locke said psychological continuity establishes personal identity; Thomas Reid said identity relies on partial memories and not total recall. I know I am me because I have the ability to see my face. I am not the same person I once was as a three-year-old as I hope no one is people change over time.
6. I don't think it matters whether they claim to be made up or invented, nothing can convince me otherwise of the rights that influenced the constitution.
Q1. Spinoza's view, that God and nature (or the universe) are the same thing, is called **Pantheism**. What do you think of that view?
ReplyDeleteA1. It has some merit to it, and it makes sense. There is something to be said about God being everything and everything being God. Do I agree with it? No, but it reminds me a lot of Mother Nature.
Q2. If god is **infinite**, there cannot be anything that is not god; if **you discover something that is not God, then God can't be infinite**, god is indifferent to human beings. Is that how you think about god?
A2. Not really. If God is everything, then God is the universe, but how can we know that for certain? And if God is the universe, then where did God come from?
Q3. Spinoza was a determinist, holding that **free will** is an illusion. Do you think it is possible (and consistent) to choose to be a determinist?
A3. Hmmm. If free will is an illusion then you would end up becoming a determinist anyway, regardless of what you wanted (if you ended up as one by "choice".) So no, I don't think that it's possible, assuming that free will doesn't exist.
Q4. According to John Locke, all our knowledge comes from **experiences in our lives**; hence, the mind of a newborn is a **blank slate**. If Locke's right, what do you think accounts for our ability to learn from our experiences?
A4. Who we become as people. No two people will ever be the same as no two people will ever have the same exact experiences in their lives.
Q5. Locke said **psychological** continuity establishes personal identity; Thomas Reid said identity relies on **overlapping** memories, not total recall. How do you think you know that you're the same person now that you were at age 3 (for example)? If you forget much of your earlier life in old age, what reassures you that you'll still be you?
A5. My soul stays the same. Even if I forget the specific experiences that made me who I am, I still became the person I am today because of those experiences.
Q6. Locke's articulation of what natural rights influenced the U.S. Constitution? Do you think it matters if we say such rights are discovered rather than invented?
A6. Life, freedom, happiness, and property. No, not at all, it doesn't matter, as regardless, they still exist.
1. Spinoza's view, that God and nature (or the universe) are the same thing, is called Pantheism. What do you think of that view?
ReplyDeleteI think its an interesting view but I don't totally agree with it because its odd to think about how god is literally everything.
2. If god is infinite, there cannot be anything that is not god; if you discover something that is not god then god can't be infinite, god is indifferent to human beings. Is that how you think about god?
No because with god it's hard to think about, since we don't really know if he's for sure a for sure being, but say if he was then I would think about it like that.
3. Spinoza was a determinist, holding that free will is an illusion. Do you think it is possible (and consistent) to choose to be a determinist?
No because it wouldn't make sense for someone without free will to think of an ideal like this, since to think would to have free will.
4. According to John Locke, all our knowledge comes from experiences in our lives; hence, the mind of a newborn is a blank slate. If Locke's right, what do you think accounts for our ability to learn from our experiences?
Our experiences are the chalk to write on our blank slate, as we grow and experience more things we grow as people, further developing ideas and creativity.
5. Locke said psychological continuity establishes personal identity (bodily, psychological); Thomas Reid said identity relies on overlapping memories, not total recall. How do you think you know that you're the same person now that you were at age 3 (for example)? If you forget much of your earlier life in old age, what reassures you that you'll still be you?
Our body, we are still in the same body when we were three we have just grown. We also have memories and the people around us that can help us recall what we might have forgotten. There are also just things we do because we are ourselves, that other people might have never done.
6. Locke's articulation of what natural rights influenced the U.S. Constitution? Do you think it matters if we say such rights are discovered rather than invented?
Life, Liberty, property and the pursuit of happiness, I don't think it matters what word is referred to when stating these rights since they are basic human rights, that should always be respects. So even if they were discovered or invented they are used everyday no matter what.
1. Pantheism. I think that when thinking about an all-encompassing god pantheism is the most logical concept. Given that God or the Universe would not have a specific consciousness like the Christians view.
ReplyDelete2. If god is infinite, there cannot be anything that is not god; if you discover something in the universe to not be god, god is indifferent to human beings. To some degree yes. I think that if there exist a being that lives in a higher dimension than us that has control over our world then it is indifferent to us. In fact, I would go as far as to say that it would be inclined to perform all sorts of strange and perverted experiments on us like we do to bacteria.
3. That every human action was the result of earlier causes. Or free will is an illusion. Obviously the word play of choosing to be a determinist is an oxymoron, but even if one decides to be a determinist they are clearly meaning that it was the set of reactions that had already been occurring that led them to make that choice.
4. All our knowledge comes from our experiences; hence the mind of a newborn is blank. Our frontal lobe giving us (well some of us) the ability of high states of reason, which we (only) develop as we grow in our knowledge/experience as human beings.
5. Locke said living human continuity establishes personal identity; Thomas reid said identities rely on overlapping memories not total recall. Well in my view point I am not the same person I was when I was three, but I am the entity that grew from that child. I would not be here if he had not lived to be me. Nothing would prove that I am who I started out being except my memories, others’ memories of me, and possessions.
6. His view that we have a God-given right to life, freedom, happiness and property influenced the founding fathers who wrote the United States Constitution. Yes because saying certain rights were discovered entails that we were always supposed to have those rights while saying we invented them is completely accurate. Since, nothing has any rights naturally humans made civilization on earth and invented ways to live together. And even more so to say our rights were discovered sounds like someone found them while taking a nice peaceful walk in the park. While in actuality we obtained our rights through bloodshed and hard work and as coming out the other side the winners we invented our rights.
1.Spinoza’s view is called pantheism. I disagree, if there is a God I don’t believe that God is everything but that he created everything in this world.
ReplyDelete2.If god is infinite, there cannot be anything that is not god; This isn’t how I really think about god, it’s definitely an interesting way of viewing god and is an interesting theory.
3.I think the fact that he chose to be a determinist he had to exercise his free will to do so.
4. According to John Locke, all our knowledge comes from life experience. Which means the mind of a newborn is a blank slate. I don’t agree with a newborn being a blank slate. Sure, newborns cannot communicate but if you’ve ever watched newborns and young children they are constantly looking around, they are sponges. I believe we are always consistently learning not just from life experience but pure curiosity and love of learning.
5. Locke said that bodily continuity establishes personal identity; Thomas Reid said identity relies on overlapping memories, not total recall. This is something I’ve certainly pondered before. I think from the time we are put on this Earth we are never the same. We’re constantly evolving throughout our lives. I believe forgetting memories doesn’t mean you’re not you. Our minds are constantly processing new information and learning new things as we grow and age throughout life.
6.Life, liberty, property. I don’t think it matters as along as the rights are upheld and respected.
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ReplyDelete1. Pantheism. I think it makes sense to believe that god is nature, but i can understand how people find it illogical.
2. "If god is Infinite, there cannot be anything that is not god; if you discover something in the universe that is not God, then god is indifferent to human beings."
- I did not thing of god like this personally, i believe he's bigger than the universe but, he's not everything.
3. Free will is an Illusion. I don't think its possible because everyone has free will no matter what.
4. "According to John Locke, all our knowledge comes from Our own experience, hence, the mind of a newborn is a blank."
-Living our day to day life learning new things.
5. Locke said, "living human continuity establishes personal identity (bodily, psychological); Thomas Reid said identity relies on Overlapping memories, not total recall."
-I feel like i am a different person from age 3 because i gained more experience and i have a different view of the world. I feel like i am still still me because i can still remember what happed in my early years.
6. God given right of life, liberty, property, and pursuit of happiness. No because it was naturally rights humans followed and respected.
1. pantheism, i dont think that god is everything rather everything is connected to him because he created it like how people keep parts of their mothers dna who created them
ReplyDelete2.If god is infinite, there cannot be anything that is not god; personally this isnt how i view god but i do understand this conclusion. I believe god is infinite just a little different then most people.
3. he was a determinist and believed free will was an illusion. i do not believe in this but it can never be disproven in a way that really matters.
4. i believe everyone has an innate sense of learning which would explain how we continue to learn but learning is a skill in of it self that has to be taught and grown. he believed that our knowledge came from personal experience and a newborns mind was like a blank slate.
5. Locke said psychological continuity establishes personal identity, Reid relied on overlapping memories, not total recall. i have grown and changed but overall i still feel the same person as a whole that i was and that is enough for me i dont have to question that fact.
6. life liberty happiness and property. i think that as time goes we have different standards of how to treat people and those things are more so invented than discovered because there is no law holding up those "rules"
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ReplyDelete1. Spinoza's view, that God and nature (or the universe) are the same thing, is called pantheism. I am not entirely sure if I agree with this view, but I do think that is possible.
2. If god is infinite, there cannot be anything that is not god; if you discover something in the universe that is not god, god is indifferent to human beings. I am not sure how I think about god, but if god is real I do think he would be infinite.
3. Spinoza was a determinist, holding that free will is an illusion. I am not sure because he is exercising his free will to be a determinist.
4. According to John Locke, all our knowledge comes from our experience in life; hence, the mind of a newborn is a blank slate. I think that we do not even realize we are learning from living life everyday, but every experience helps us learn something new.
5. Locke said psychological continuity establishes personal identity. Thomas Reid said identity relies on overlapping memories, not total recall. I think you can still determine you are who you are by how you live your life and you are not the same person you were when you were younger because all your experiences changed you.
6. Locke's articulation life, liberty, property and the pursuit of happiness influenced the U.S. Constitution. I do not think it matters as long as we follow and respect these laws.
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ReplyDelete1. Pantheism
2. Infinite
3. Free Will
4. Life Experiences
5. Our identity and how we remember our
6. I believe it did and I think it will still influence it in the future as long as we follow these laws
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1. Spinoza's view was called Pantheism which is the belief that God is everywhere around us. I'm not sure if i agree with everything around us because that would mean he is even in the bad but I do agree that he is in the good.
2. It is saying that if god is infinite there isn't anything that can not be god. The god that Spinoza believed in was indifferent and did not care. i agree with this because if we truly love something we should not expect anything in return.
3. He believed that free will was an illusion. I think that we each have free will and we get to decide what we do with it.
4. John Lockes says that all of of knowledge comes from our experience in life. Meaning that the mind of a new born is a blank slate. I think that we live the same day over and over that we don't realize that we can still learn from our everyday routine.
5. Locke said psychological continuity establishes personal identity. Thomas Reid has said that the idea of identity revolving around overlapping memories. I think that your body will be able to remember all that your mind has been through.
6. Locke said we have the freedom too life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness. I think that we should just respect these laws.
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ReplyDelete1. Pantheism, I do not believe that god is everything but more of the fact that he created everything so I can understand why some people believe in it.
2. If god is infinite, there can not be anything that is not god. No, I do not think of god in this way because if you do find something that is not god whatever that may be, god would not be infinite.
3. Spinoza was a determinist and believed that free will was just an illusion. I do not believe in this because you have to choose to be one which is free will
4. All our knowledge comes from our experience in life; hence, the mind of a newborn is a blank slate. I believe that we are learning just by simply living because our experience is constantly growing
5. Locke said psychological continuity establishes personal identity. Thomas Reid said identity relies on overlapping memories, not total recall. I feel as if I'm still the same person even though I have grown, just that my experiences make me question things differently now.
6. The rights of life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness influenced the US Constitution. I do not believe that it matters.
1. Spinoza's view, that God and nature (or the universe) are the same thing, is called _pantheism______. What do you think of that view? I don't 100 percent agree with this, but it is a possibility.
ReplyDelete2. If god is __infinite___, there cannot be anything that is not god; if ___you__, god is indifferent to human beings. Is that how you think about god? God is one of the subjects that I struggle what to believe. I believe their is a god, but I don't know how he works.
3. Spinoza was a determinist, holding that __free will___ is an illusion. Do you think it is possible (and consistent) to choose to be a determinist? I do not think this is true, but no one will never really know the true answer.
4. According to John Locke, all our knowledge comes from __experiences throughout life___; hence, the mind of a newborn is a __blank slate____. If Locke's right, what do you think accounts for our ability to learn from our experiences? I think that experiences throughout life help us figure out what to do and what not to do. We learn from these experiences and make decisions in the future based off of them.
5. Locke said __psychological___ continuity establishes personal identity (bodily, psychological); Thomas Reid said identity relies on ___overlapping___ memories, not total recall. How do you think you know that you're the same person now that you were at age 3 (for example)? If you forget much of your earlier life in old age, what reassures you that you'll still be you? I somewhat agree with Lock. I feel like I am the same human that I was when I was a baby, but I feel like through my life experiences I have changed as a person.
6. Locke's articulation of what natural rights influenced the U.S. Constitution? Do you think it matters if we say such rights are discovered rather than invented? Life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness. I think it matters that we agree every human being is born with these rights.
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ReplyDelete1. Pantheism. I do not agree with the idea that the everything is one entity, or that the universe itself is a being of its own that we exist within. We are seperate and the universe is a creation.
2. if god is infinite, there is nothing that is not god. God is infinite in power, knowledge, and presence, and he is not restrained by the confines of space and time. There will always be room for god's creations because he made room for them.
3. free will. One's outcome in life is fairly set in stone, though they have the option to get there however they like. The decisions people make now do have consequences though. The idea of determinism is arguable either way with the same exact argument. How can you know that the consequences of your actions are or aren't fate?
4. experience, blank slate. John locke describes our ideas as simple and complex. Simple ideas are perceptions, and complex ideas are those formed from collaging these ideas through reflection of our perception.
5. psychological, overlapping. I know I am me because i am continually experiencing things as myself. Though I may forget things I have done, there is no time in my life where I have felt as though I am not me, which confirms my perceptions that I am myself.
6. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The invention of rights is an incorrect statement if such rights are inalienable. Discovered is also incorrect, because we are known to have these rights. In the context of america, I find it better to say that our rights were articulated and made clear.
1. Pantheism is the belief that God and nature (or the universe) are all the same and this is the belief Spinoza followed. In a way I also follow this kind of thinking. I think that the universe is the start and sort of observer of everything that happens, but at some point, nature just takes its own way. I’ve never thought of nature and the universe being one thing, but I can see where that thinking comes from.
ReplyDelete2. Spinoza reasoned that if god is infinite, there can’t be anything that isn't god; if you discover something in the universe that is not god, then god cannot be infinite. The god he believed in was impersonal and does not can about anything or anyone. I can see where this thinking comes from. I think that if god is willing to punish people (in hell) then god must not care too much for our well-being. The idea that god is indifferent would assume that god didn’t care to create a punishment. I would prefer that over a god that is hatefully, but I like to think whatever higher being is caring.
3. Spinoza was a determinist and believed that free will was an illusion. I think it is possible that spontaneous free action isn’t entirely a thing. I don’t think any action is truly spontaneous because there are always reasons why we act or do anything. That makes it possible to choose to be a determinist because there’s a reason you want to be one, not spontaneous free will.
4. According to John Locke, all our knowledge comes from experience; hence, the mind of a newborn is a blank slate. I believe it’s part of human nature and animal nature to learn to survive and just in general.
5. Locke said psychological continuity establishes personal identity (bodily, psychological); Thomas Reid said identity relies on self-conscious memories, not total recall. I don’t think I’m mentally the same person I was when I was three but physically, I’ve been the same person. Even if I don’t remember my younger years, I've been able to look in the mirror and see the gradual age. Though maybe I could have woken up a whole different person dispite being the same mentally and physically as I was before.
6. Lock articulated that life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness are natural rights which influenced the US constitution. I don’t think the verbiage really matters. I believe originally there was no idea of having rights until civilization became a thing. So, in that sensitive it was invented but also given by authority. But the idea could have also been discovered when human beings felt they could do whatever they wanted.
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1. Spinoza's view, that God and nature (or the universe) are the same thing, is called _______. What do you think of that view?
The blank is pantheism. I personally dont agree with it but it is an interesting thought.
2. If god is _____, there cannot be anything that is not god; if _____, god is indifferent to human
beings. Is that how you think about god?
Infinite, you discover something in the universe that is not god, then god cannot be infinite. It is a fair though becasue in my opinion God is infinite but he is not all things. Also just because he is infinite does not mean that he doesn’t care about us but more that he has infinite love for us.
3. Spinoza was a determinist, holding that _____ is an illusion. Do you think it is possible (and consistent) to choose to be a determinist?
Free will. I think that all people have free will and act on it any way they feel. I know that opions on this change and vary based on religion so i can understand being adeterminist.
4. According to John Locke, all our knowledge comes from _____; hence, the mind of a newborn is a ______. If Locke's right, what do you think accounts for our ability to learn from our experiences?
Experiences, blank slate. My mind is adaptive, as we live our lives we swim around a wave of experiences all the time and our minds process those experiences and learn from them to understand the best way to act in response to those same experiences in the future.
5. Locke said _____ continuity establishes personal identity (bodily, psychological); Thomas Reid said identity relies on ______ memories, not total recall. How do you think you know that you're the same person now that you were at age 3 (for example)? If you forget much of your earlier life in old age, what reassures you that you'll still be you?
Psychological, overlapping. Because its all overlapping its just adding to the layers of character and personality, your base character is still the same but its just moved around a little bit as the layers continue to stack.
6. Locke's articulation of what natural rights influenced the U.S. Constitution? Do you think it matters if we say such rights are discovered rather than invented?
Life liberty property and the pursuit of happiness. Ide say that it matters to an extent if you want to try to understand the root of the rights of people. It’s definitely true that these rights were discovered rather than invented because all these things were DISCOVERED to be the natural rights of the people.
1. Spinoza believed in pantheism. He believed nature and God are the same thing. I believe God created nature.
ReplyDelete2. He believed God is infinite. He believed God was indifferent from human beings. I believe God can in fact give punishment and that God is personal not just a higher being.
3. he thought free will was an illusion. Determinism doesn’t make much sense to me, I think God gives people a plan but our actions define our future.
4. Spinoza believed knowledge comes from our experience in life and we came from a blank slate. I think people learn by living and making decisions and that creates experiences.
5. Locke said psychological continuity establishes personal identity. Thomas Reid said identity relies on self-conscious memories. I am and have always been myself throughout all my ages no matter if I remember everything or not.
6. Locke said we have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I think these concepts are important and desired. I don’t think they were invited or discovered, I think people had too much power and needed structure. This is why it is written in the constitution.
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ReplyDelete1. Spinoza's view, that God and nature (or the universe) are the same thing, is called pantheism. I think it’s an interesting idea, but I’m not sure I believe it. To be fair, I’m not sure I believe in a God separate from the world either.
2. If god is infinite, there cannot be anything that is not god; if impersonal, god is indifferent to human beings. As an agnostic, I can’t say this is how I think about God, but it’s also not not how I think about God.
3. Spinoza was a determinist, holding that free will is an illusion. If free will doesn’t exist, then it’s impossible to make that choice to believe in determinism. That just isn’t logically consistent. Personally, I believe in free will and I will continue to do so until given a reason not to (and that reason better be good).
4. According to John Locke, all our knowledge comes from experience; hence, the mind of a newborn is a blank slate. If Locke is right about this, then our ability to learn and adapt based off of our experiences relies on our innate intelligence and ability to think for ourselves.
5. Locke said psychological continuity establishes personal identity; Thomas Reid said identity relies on overlapping memories, not total recall. Personally, I don’t believe that I am the same person that I was at age 3. Obviously my body is the same, and yeah technically I can show people my baby pictures and say that’s me, but I think babies are barely human as it is. They don’t even know they’re alive until like kindergarten, and even then they don’t really know what that means. But I digress. I believe that humans are always changing and we go through many different versions of ourselves throughout our lifetimes, and some of these versions are so different (like our baby versions), that they don’t even count. I think memories are important, but the present moment is also very important in determining who you are. Maybe when I’m older I won’t remember a lot about my college years, but that’s okay because I’m not in that stage of life anymore and I’m not experiencing that. I could remember a few moments and some of the feelings I felt during that period of my life, and that will affect who I am, but what’s lost isn’t a part of me anymore.
6. Locke said that everyone had the right to life, liberty, and property, inspiring the framers of the US Constitution to write “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” It does matter how you refer to these rights, because saying that they were invented makes it seem like someone just made them up one day. I believe that these rights are inherent, so saying they were invented wouldn’t be consistent with my ideology (however, I guess the semantics are subjective).
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ReplyDelete1. Spinoza's view, that God and nature (or the universe) are the same thing, is called _______. What do you think of that view?
It is called pantheism. I don't believe it, but I also don't believe in a god.
2. If god is _____, there cannot be anything that is not god; if _____, god is indifferent to human beings. Is that how you think about god?
If god is infinite, there cannot be anything that is not god; if impersonal, god is indifferent to human beings. I don't believe in god so I can't really comment on it.
3. Spinoza was a determinist, holding that _____ is an illusion. Do you think it is possible (and consistent) to choose to be a determinist?
Spinoza was a determinist, holding that free will is an illusion. I think that thinking free will is an illusion is a sad way of looking at life. If you don't have free will, do you have thoughts of your own? Is it your decision to believe in determinism or free will? I don't think it's logically consistent.
4. According to John Locke, all our knowledge comes from _____; hence, the mind of a newborn is a ______. If Locke's right, what do you think accounts for our ability to learn from our experiences?
According to John Locke, all our knowledge comes from experience; hence, the mind of a newborn is a blank slate. I think as we through life, we naturally learn from tings that happen and use that knowledge later.
5. Locke said _____ continuity establishes personal identity (bodily, psychological); Thomas Reid said identity relies on ______ memories, not total recall. How do you think you know that you're the same person now that you were at age 3 (for example)? If you forget much of your earlier life in old age, what reassures you that you'll still be you?
Locke said psychological continuity establishes personal identity; Thomas Reid said identity relies on overlapping memories, not total recall. I don't think anyone is the "same" person they were when they were 3. WE are technically the same person, but we are always changing and evolving, and we all have different thoughts and ideas now compared to when we barely knew how to speak.
6. Locke's articulation of what natural rights influenced the U.S. Constitution? Do you think it matters if we say such rights are discovered rather than invented?
Locke said that "everyone had the right o life, liberty, and property". I don't think they were really discovered so I think it matters.
1. Spinoza's view was pantheism. I don't agree with this view because although God is not human, I believe that He is a Being.
ReplyDelete2. If God is infinite, there cannot be anything that is not God; if you discover something in the universe that is not God, God is indifferent to human beings. That is not how I think about God.
3. Spinoza was a determinist, holding that free will is an illusion. Being a determinist sounds logical but I do not agree that free will is an illusion or a lie.
4.) According to John Locke, all our knowledge comes from experience; hence, the mind of a newborn is a blank slate. I think that knowledge is acquired and used through all of life's experiences.
5.) Locke said psychological continuity establishes personal identity; Thomas Reid said identity relies on overlapping memories, not total recall. I don't believe that anyone can be the same person as they were when they were younger due to their lack of memory.
6. Locke states that "everyone had the right of life, liberty, and property." I believe that these are all basic beliefs or wants so it would be correct, in my opinion, to say that these "rights" were discovered rather than created.
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ReplyDelete6. Life, freedom, and property. I think that they were discovered and by saying they were invented would imply that not everyone who has lived since the creation of man and all those afterwards would deserve those rights which I don't agree with.
1. Pantheism. I somewhat agree. I believe that God created everything, so he is therefor IN everything.
ReplyDelete2. Infinite. If you discover something in the universe that is not God.
3. he believed free will is an illusion. No, because if you are choosing to be a determinist, then you're still making a choice and that just contradicts itself.
4. All our knowledge comes from experience, and we are born a blank slate.
5. psychological continuity. Overlapping memory
6. life, liberty and property. Now life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.