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The problem of other minds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (667 words) |
 | The problem of other minds is the philosophical problem of determining how we know that there are minds associated with the bodies we see walking around among us. |
| A mind at large is capable of percieving everything in the universe at the same time. |
| The mind at large, that we are all capable of, has to be funneled through the reducing valve of the brain and nervous system. |
| Philosophy - Wikipedia (2954 words) |
| Philosophy of mind: the philosophical study of the nature of the mind, and its relation to the body and the rest of the world. |
| On the other hand, if you don't see what all the fuss is about, it might help to read the motivation to philosophize, which explains what motivates many people to "do philosophy," and get an introduction to philosophical method, which is important to understanding how philosophers think. |
| Other important, but less immediate applications can be found in epistemology, which might help one to regulate one's notions of what knowledge, evidence, and justified belief are. |
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