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PHILOSOPHY OF MIND

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What is  Philosophy of Mind?

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The Philosophy of mind is the study of mental events,

functions, consciousness properties and the nature of

mind. 

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  1. What are the two type of reasoning used in philosophy ?

  2. What are the different between cynicism and stoicism?

  3. What is the different between Classical Behaviorism Approach and Radical Behaviorism Approach?

Question 1 :

Reasoning used in Philosophy

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Top-down approach

Bottom-up Approach

 The process of drawing a conclusion based on premises that are generally assumed to be true. Also called "deductive logic," this act uses a logical premise to reach a logical conclusion. 

Often used to create a hypothesis rather than apply them to different scenarios. With inductive reasoning, the accuracy of the outcome is probable, but not always true, even if each of the first two statements is accurate.

For example, all oranges are fruits,

all fruits grow on trees.Therefore, all oranges grow on trees.

For example, all of the managers at my office have college degrees. Therefore, you must have a college degree to become a manager.

Question 2 :

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CYNICISM

  • The Cynics had a much more basic view of what is natural and therefore lived ascetically. 

  •  Cynics may want to break society out of their social norms, Stoicism would counsel us to accept social norms and not take on the impossible task of changing everyone to a different way of life.

  • Cynicism is a philosophy for outsiders

STOICISM

  • Stoicism sees many human constructs like laws and customs as natural and encourages obeying them as part of living naturally

  • Stoicism is a philosophy that teaches us to accept what is out of our control, including the behavior of others.

  • Stoicism can be used by anyone to live a more rational and virtuous life.

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