How (if at all) do you know that you are not dreaming?

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Term papers   |   05/17/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « Conclusion; Bibliography. How (if at all) do you know that you are not dreaming? One big philosophical question is to know whether we know anything or not. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The causal theory of knowledge . The conditional theory of knowledge. Nozick's argument about closest possible worlds. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

Is it conceivable that you might survive the death of your body?

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « However, do continuity is lacking. that one might be considered as a person even if it is Or, the person could see again all its life before death, analyse and ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Identifying people according to their looks.. The case of life after death.. Can we really detach ourselves from our bodies? . Two identical persons living at the same time.. How can someone live without Their body?...»

Dreams in story of the stone

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   05/06/2009   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : « How do I know that what I call ignorance is between dreaming and waking, and that we all face the Li s Fiction of Enlightenment, he explains, If the characters ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The role of the unconscious mind in dreams. Dreams viewed as possible truth bearers. The characters' dreams. Bao-yu's first trip to the land of illusion . Jacob's Ladder. Department of mysteries. Jia Bao-yu'd dream of Zhen Bao-yu. Jia...»

Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « stable buck asks him what would happen if George left Chapter 5 In the afternoon, while all the men are with him, he expresses his sadness: Why do you got to ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Summary.. Chapter 1: The scene in a clearing, close to the Salinas river.. Chapter 2: The next morning.. Chapter 3: Slim and George.. Chapter 4: The scene in Crooks.. Chapter 5: The afternoon.. Chapter 6: The last scene.. Context of the...»

Lucid Dreaming and the Infinite Mind

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Research papers   |   10/23/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « However, they do this unnaturally These various examples of the powers of lucid dreaming all seem to point of far more than the awakened mind if trained properly ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Examining lucid dreaming . The break between the religious significance of dreams and the scientific analysis of dreaming. The scientific studies on lucid dreaming. The study conducted by Kulikov, a Russian researcher . Accounts of the...»

An essay outlining the autistic condition and discussing what it can teach us about consciousness

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Presentation   |   01/27/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « All of this sounds to me like extreme unconsciousness. That is precisely what the autistic child fails to do. (2) If you ask a three year old what the minds ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Part 1.. Autism: A psychiatric condition.. The parents of the autistic child.. Part 2.. Philosophers of the mind and psychologists.. The ability to hypothesize what another person is thinking. . Evidence collected over recent...»

Living in a Virtual World

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Research papers   |   04/04/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « If you do not have such a place, you will not be able to in an online community is that "if you're a contact with family and friends, almost all users report ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Other forms of online communities . The San Francisco Bay area: The home of another mid-1980's online community. Communicating with others on the modern Internet. Virtual communities . Those who are attracted to forums . Dropzone.com...»

Theater and audience perception in a postmodern perspective

Arts & media   |   Arts and art history   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2007   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « for the audience to decide what they want to do, as in decide if we want to open it or not, if we want are asked to stay together and that is all that matters. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The work of The Wooster Group. Developing new forms of understanding and perceptions . Questioning the existence of objective truth and authentic reality. Deconstructing and fragmenting different texts considered as 'classics' . What...»

Sexuality in modern melodrama

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Presentation   |   11/21/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « over his teeth where the braces would go on if he had Now all he wishes for is a little attention from an attractive even as his father screams at him to do so ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The use of sex as a weapon.. Angela Hayes (Mena Suvari) in 'American Beauty'.. The occurrence of true love and healthy relationships.. Sex and sexuality - heightened emotional effects. . The sexual exploits characters explore.. Donnie...»

Self-awareness: The problem of the self in the work of Samuel Beckett

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   09/10/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « what if Godot was not there. It is only embodied in our hope, in the hope that salvation will someday come, and all that we can do is wait. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Questions in relation to the self-awareness of the characters.. Martin Esslin, in a chapter from The Theatre of the Absurd on Samuel Beckett.. The problem of having a sense of identity when we are not the same at any moment.. The...»

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