DAY 6 Feb 9 More on Reality vs. Perception

We did a review for a few students who missed yesterday's introduction to Metaphysics - Dualism, Idealism, Materialism, God, etc.

We watched the 6 minute clip on Survivor (an immunity challenge) and then we watched another animation of the Allegory of the Cave.  Your next question was, "What is Reality and what is Perception?".  Many of you wrote answers and some did not - but those who did not thought well about the issue and explained it well to the class.

One underlying theme that many of you raised is the potential for multiple realities . . .  e.g. based on your experiences you interpret things differently and hence have different realities.  Look at Truman from the Truman Show - the only thing he ever knew was the reality created for him by Christof, the show's producer along with all of the other people who helped to maintain the world.

Here's your next job:
Read Chapter 6, pp. 112 - 119, and p. 122 & p. 125 and take notes on the following ideas:
    Idealism
    Realism
    Materialism
    Monoism
    Dualism
    Determinism
    Ontology
    Substance Theory
    Bundle Theory
    Narrative Structure
    Project Theory