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The Mind: Aristotle Kant And Socrates

Daniel C. Dennet said in A Glorious Accident that, "our minds--if you like-- [are] just as
real as our dreams"(Kayzer, 37). The implications of this statement are substantial, for if this is
true--if our minds and our consciousness are just dreams or the constructs of our brain, what we
perceive, our memories, and our sense of reality are nothing more than illusions. Not only is this
scientifically a valid statement, but it forces us to question who we are, and what we know . It is
the latter that is of interest at this moment. What I wish to do in this essay is to tie together this
concept of perception and the mind with what we have read in Text and Critics, as well as to
discuss the need for science to find "reality" and "knowledge."
But, first, we must understand what Dennet means by "our minds being as real as our
dreams". Dennet's point is profound and a point that should not be dismissed as a whim of a
philosopher but, instead, a scientific reality-- not......


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