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The Dream of Human Life, by unknown artist, based on Michelangelo’s drawing The Dream, c. 1533

The dream argument is the postulation that the act of dreaming provides preliminary evidence that the senses we trust to distinguish reality from illusion should not be fully trusted, and therefore, any state that is dependent on our senses should at the very least be carefully examined and rigorously tested to determine whether it is in fact reality.

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Dream argument

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The dream argument is the postulation that the act of dreaming provides preliminary evidence that the senses we trust to distinguish reality from illusion...

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Simulation hypothesis

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objects he perceives actually exist, albeit in his imagination. Both the dream argument and the simulation hypothesis can be regarded as skeptical hypotheses...

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John Locke

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Descartes's version of the dream argument, with Locke making the counter-argument that people cannot have physical pain in dreams as they do in waking life...

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Suspension of judgment

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case with the examples of the dream and the demon. Descartes hypothesized that due to the possibility of very realistic dreams humans can only believe that...

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Cartesian doubt

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this, Descartes proposed two arguments, the dream and the demon.: 33–36  Descartes, knowing that the context of our dreams, while possibly unbelievable...

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Evil demon

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reliability of the senses culminating in the dream argument and then extends this with the deceiving God argument. Descartes refers to "the long-standing opinion...

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Meditations on First Philosophy

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"Dream Argument" to suggest the universal possibility of dreaming—that though there is waking experience, I can never know which moments are dreams and...

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Wax argument

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The wax argument or the sheet of wax example is a thought experiment that René Descartes created in the second of his Meditations on First Philosophy....

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False awakening

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REMs. Inception, a 2010 science fiction film Dream argument Lucid dream Sleep paralysis The Butterfly Dream "The Pool Guy", an episode of The Twilight Zone...

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Trademark argument

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The trademark argument is an a priori argument for the existence of God developed by French philosopher and mathematician, René Descartes. The name derives...

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Res extensa

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substance. He describes a piece of wax in the Second Meditation (see Wax argument). A solid piece of wax has certain sensory qualities. However, when the...

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Brain in a vat

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contemporary version of the argument given in Hindu Maya illusion, Plato's Allegory of the Cave, Zhuangzi's "Zhuangzi dreamed he was a butterfly", and the...

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Existence of God

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cosmological arguments. Other arguments for the existence of God have been proposed by St. Anselm, who formulated the first ontological argument; Thomas Aquinas...

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Principles of Philosophy

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includes additional material from the 1647 French translation. Bucket argument Conservation of momentum Related works The World (Descartes) Principia...

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Solipsism

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closure (philosophy) Consensus reality Cotard delusion – the opposite Dream argument Eliminative materialism – the idea that even aspects of one's mind may...

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Wakefulness

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activation of the locus coeruleus. Dream argument Eugeroic High-conductance state Lucid dream Sleepwalking "Sleep, dreams and wakefulness". univ-lyon1.fr...

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Paradox

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opposites". In logic, many paradoxes exist that are known to be invalid arguments, yet are nevertheless valuable in promoting critical thinking, while other...

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Illusion

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beliefs in spite of clearly disqualifying proofs. Dream argument – Postulation about the act of dreaming Hallucination – A vivid perception in the absence...

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Cartesianism

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knowledge. Aristotle and St. Augustine's work influenced Descartes's cogito argument.[failed verification] Additionally, there is similarity between Descartes's...

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Underdetermination

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skeptical arguments, Descartes presents two arguments involving underdetermination. His dream argument points out that experiences perceived while dreaming (for...

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Argument from anecdote

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been made up to support this person's argument, or the god seen in the dream could have simply been part of the dream. The validity of the premise cannot...

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Problem of other minds

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consciousness Binding problem Boltzmann brain Brain in a vat Chinese room Dream argument Ethics of uncertain sentience Explanatory gap Hard problem of consciousness...

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Causal adequacy principle

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—Lucretius: 146–482  In his meditations, Descartes uses the CAP to support his trademark argument for the existence of God.: 430  Descartes' assertions were disputed by...

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The Art of Dreaming

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Hermetic starfire body Dream argument – Postulation about the act of dreaming Lucid dream – Dream where one is aware that one is dreaming Castaneda, Carlos...

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Waking Life

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the music of the Argentine "father of new tango" Astor Piazzolla. Dream argument Dream art Oneironautics Simulated reality "WAKING LIFE (15)". British Board...

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