Mind
The Nature of Humanness
12/20/20 Filed in: Philosophy
Due to a failure to record today's lesson, the audio recording for this lesson is from last years class. Sorry for any inconvenience.
The Nature of Humanness In this lesson we consider what is the nature of being human, most particularly, what aspects of humanness are most challenged or questioned today. How does the bible view the nature of humanness? What are the two primary competing views of the nature of humanness in Western culture? What, if anything, is the difference between the brain and the mind? What is physicalism? What is dualism? How does the Law of the Indiscernibility of Identicals help us to answer the question as to which view is correct? How does the existence of consciousness pose problems for the physicalist? How do mental properties such as thoughts, beliefs, and sensations differ from physical properties? Are humans essentially different than animals? How does this question influence our view of issues like population control, euthanasia, and abortion? (55 min)
Lesson 14: Review Questions
Lesson 14: Lesson Notes
Handout: Us vs. Them
The Nature of Humanness In this lesson we consider what is the nature of being human, most particularly, what aspects of humanness are most challenged or questioned today. How does the bible view the nature of humanness? What are the two primary competing views of the nature of humanness in Western culture? What, if anything, is the difference between the brain and the mind? What is physicalism? What is dualism? How does the Law of the Indiscernibility of Identicals help us to answer the question as to which view is correct? How does the existence of consciousness pose problems for the physicalist? How do mental properties such as thoughts, beliefs, and sensations differ from physical properties? Are humans essentially different than animals? How does this question influence our view of issues like population control, euthanasia, and abortion? (55 min)Lesson 14: Review Questions
Lesson 14: Lesson Notes
Handout: Us vs. Them