INTRODUCTION Philosophy is an intellectual and mental activity. ... In its (philosophy) historical metamorphosis, in ancient Greece, fundamental issue of reality, knowledge, conduct and thought dominated the reflection and discourse of philosophy. It is in this respect that metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and logic emerged as the four cardinal branches of philosophy 2. ... The issue of mind-body is as old as the history of Ancient Greek philosophy. ... This expression summarizes Descartes philosophy. ...

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My philosophy on all the topics that we've had in this course and those that I've experienced in my life are rather optimistic, hypocritical, and skeptical. ... It is true that we also can write poems with our mind and make paintings and music and invent theories and philosophies. ... Ideas about knowledge and truth form a very essential part of Western philosophy and that also is understandable since we are human because of that extra mental capability we have, our mind, our spirit, our ratio. ... Actually with them the history of Western philosophy ...

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This is a question you need to answer, when you decide to dive into the philosophy of the Matrix, one of the biggest blockbuster film trilogies, joining notable other such film trilogies as Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Terminator, and Star Trek. ... To help me in this journey, I will be relying on a few sources, first being- The Matrix and Philosophy: Welcome to the desert of the Real edited by William Irwin, Philosophy of Technology edited by Robert C. Scharff and Val Dusek, and last source I will be citing are my own ideas that have been created in me through viewing the films, reading books o...

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