Theorieën Flashcards
Blindsight
Impairment in visual perception in which one is not aware of an object that is presented in the field of vision, but is able to identify this object at a subconscious level.
Bundle theory of the self (Hume)
we are nothing but a bundle or collection of different perceptions, All our sensations, impressions, and ideas seem to be tied together because memory gives them apparent continuity, and as such is the source of personal identity. There is no additional unified entity that experiences things or holds the experiences together
Ego theories
that the soul is a continuing entity that is central to a person’s life, underlies moral responsibility, and can survive the death of the physical body. Among the major religions, Buddhism alone denies the existence of such entities. Examples are: cartesian theatre, Supervisory system, Gazzaniga’s Interpreter
Ego theories
that the soul is a continuing entity that is central to a person’s life, underlies moral responsibility, and can survive the death of the physical body. Among the major religions, Buddhism alone denies the existence of such entities. Examples are: cartesian theatre, Supervisory system, Gazzaniga’s Interpreter
Cartesian Theatre van …
- descartes
Metaphor for consciousness. Saying that the “I” part of people is in the brain. The “I” part is the little person inside you who controls your body (not literally)
kritiek op het cartesiaans theater
hey say that consciousness is either present or not. So, you are either conscious or unconscious. Nowadays scientists think that consciousness can also be present in different sizes (little or much).Problem 2: If there is a fictional male in your head (a homunculus), does he have a male in his head and does that male have that too? Where does it stop? It’s very dualistic