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41Philosophical zombie — A philosophical zombie or p zombie in the philosophy of mind and perception is a hypothetical being that is indistinguishable from a normal human being except in that it lacks conscious experience, qualia, or sentience.[1] When a zombie is poked… …
42Collected Works of Sri Aurobindo — Sri Aurobindo and The Mother Books Collected Works · Life Divine · Synthesis of Yoga · Savitri · Agenda · Teachings Involution …
43Solipsism — (Latin: solus , alone + ipse , self) is the philosophical idea that My mind is the only thing that I know exists. Solipsism is an epistemological or metaphysical position that knowledge of anything outside the mind is unjustified. The external… …
44Functionalism (philosophy of mind) — Functionalism is a theory of the mind in contemporary philosophy, developed largely as an alternative to both the identity theory of mind and behaviourism. Its core idea is that mental states (beliefs, desires, being in pain, etc.) are… …
45Marx's theory of human nature — Part of a series on Marxism …
46John Searle — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = Contemporary philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = name = John Rogers Searle birth = July 31, 1932 (age 76) death = school tradition = Analytic notable ideas = Speech acts· Chinese room… …
47Abortion debate — Antilife redirects here. For the comic book equation , see Anti Life Equation. The abortion debate refers to discussion and controversy surrounding the moral and legal status of abortion. The two main groups involved in the abortion debate are… …
48Turing test — dablink|For the Doctor Who novel named after the test, see The Turing Test (novel).For the opera named after the test, see under the composer, Julian Wagstaff.The Turing test is a proposal for a test of a machine s ability to demonstrate… …
49Phenomenology (philosophy) — Phenomenology is the study of phenomena (from Greek, meaning that which appears ) and how they appear to us from a first person perspective. In modern times, it usually refers to the philosophy developed by Edmund Husserl, which is primarily… …
50Need — For other uses, see Need (disambiguation). A need is something that is necessary for organisms to live a healthy life. Needs are distinguished from wants because a deficiency would cause a clear negative outcome, such as dysfunction or death.… …
