One of Hume’s main arguments is that humans are more alike than we believe. If you look all across different races and different countries there is a very good chance that we have something or many things in common. A quote from the article states, “The same motives always produce the same actions: The sameContinue reading “Blog 17”
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Blog Prompt 15 (Memento)
I believe Leonard is right in the fact that our memory is not always consistent with what actually happened. There are numerous accounts where an eyewitness at a tragic event had their memory altered by other people influencing their memory and then the eyewitness’ original statement changes. He was being manipulated so many times byContinue reading “Blog Prompt 15 (Memento)”
Blog Prompt 15
Hume’s argument is that humans have a perception of objects and other people. It is what they believe to be true about that object or person but it does not wholeheartedly exist. He also states that humans have no one simple impression in which they can declare that that is their “self”. We are allContinue reading “Blog Prompt 15”
Blog Prompt 13
The process that Descartes undertakes is one where he brings all of his opinions and beliefs to the forefront of his thinking, with hope to eradicate all the false opinions he had picked up over the years and strengthen the correct beliefs. In Meditations I, Descartes states, “ It is now some years since IContinue reading “Blog Prompt 13”
Blog Prompt 6
In the movie Existenz, the people who are participating in the game are in a church and all are hooked up to “game pods”. From there, they are transported into the game, which eerily feels like reality to them. It feels so much like reality they have trouble differentiating between the real physical world andContinue reading “Blog Prompt 6”
Blog Prompt 5
I believe the difference between “beds of the world” and the “idea of a bed” is that the idea of a bed is real. The “beds of the world” are the copy of the idea and the “idea of a bed” is the reality. Art is something that should be looked at and met withContinue reading “Blog Prompt 5”
William Clifford Blog
The ship has made many trips before so it will be successful in this trip as well. I believe the ship has no problems, therefore it has no problems. C. The ship will return successfully from its trip. This argument is not sound or valid because there is no proof of the ship’s ability toContinue reading “William Clifford Blog”
Fallacy Blog
Begging The Question: All of my friends want the new PS5 because it is the best console in stores! 2. Ad Hominem: You shouldn’t vote for Bernie Sanders because he likes to eat chips and candy all day. 3. Equivocation: I have the right to eat fast food because I have not eaten all day.Continue reading “Fallacy Blog”
ABOUT ME
My name is Sumeer Gill and I was born in Bakersfield, CA but was raised for most of my life in Delano, CA. I grew up on a farm with a family of 8 including my grandparents and my aunt. My mother and father immigrated from India separately. My father in the 1970’s and myContinue reading “ABOUT ME”