Research Mind Map

Research Mind Map

1. What is the meaning of life?

   • Mind and Matter
     • Key Philosophers: Locke, Berkeley, Kant, Spinoza, Descartes. Key Theories: Dualistic theory, Cartesian skepticism. Mind and matter is the Abstraction that questions whether our thoughts can influence our reality. it can be used when analyzing the meaning of a human life, and analyzing the use of a life.
       • For example life contains a lot of suprises.
   • Existence and Consciousness
     • Key Philosophers: Descartes, Locke, Leibniz, Thomas Nagel, David Chalmers. Key Theories: Epistemology, Ontology, Truth of Being. Existence and consciousness is the abstraction of questioning how one knows they exist. it can be used when asking does a meaning for life exist.
       • For example is the meaning of life for us to decide.
   • Religion and Spirituality
     • Key Philosophers: Hume, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Marilyn McCord Adams, Aquinas. Key Theories: Scholasticism, Fideism, Deism, Atheism, Humanism, Monotheism. Religion and spirituality is the abstraction that questions is there a God, and it can be used to answer the question of the purpose of life.
       • For example do we have different meanings of life.

2. What is consciousness?

   • Mind and Matter
     • Resources attached to Key Philosophers: Locke, Berkeley, Kant, Spinoza, Descartes. Key Theories: Dualistic theory, Cartesian skepticism. Mind and matter is the Abstraction that questions whether our thoughts can influence our reality. it can be used when analyzing the meaning of a consciousness, and analyzing the use of a consciousness.
       • For example when you feel bad when you do a bad thing.
   • Existence and Consciousness
     • Resources attached to Key Philosophers: Descartes, Locke, Leibniz, Thomas Nagel, David Chalmers. Key Theories: Epistemology, Ontology, Truth of Being. Existence and consciousness is the abstraction of questioning how one knows they exist. it can be used when asking does a consciousness have a full answer.
       • For example were not conscious when we sleep.
   • Religion and Spirituality
     • Resources attached to Key Philosophers: Hume, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Marilyn McCord Adams, Aquinas. Key Theories: Scholasticism, Fideism, Deism, Atheism, Humanism, Monotheism. Religion and spirituality is the abstraction that questions is there a God, and it can be used to answer the question of the purpose of knowing what a consciousness is.
       • For example will we be able to come to a understanding of the conscious.

3. Why is there something, rather than nothing?

   • Existence and Consciousness
     • Resources attached to Key Philosophers: Descartes, Locke, Leibniz, Thomas Nagel, David Chalmers. Key Theories: Epistemology, Ontology, Truth of Being. Existence and consciousness is the abstraction of questioning how one knows they exist. it can be used when asking why does something exist and it's purpose.
       • For example why do bees exist? so they can spread the pollen and keep the environment healthy.
   • Religion and spirituality
     • Resources attached to Key Philosophers: Hume, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Marilyn McCord Adams, Aquinas. Key Theories: Scholasticism, Fideism, Deism, Atheism, Humanism, Monotheism. Religion and spirituality is the abstraction that questions is there a God, and it can be used to answer the question of the purpose of life.
       • For example why would God allow bees to exist? To help humans keep the earth healthy.
   • Existence and consciousness

4. Do we have Free Will?

   • Determinism and Free Will
     • Resources attached to Key Philosophers: Hume, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Marilyn McCord Adams, Aquinas. Key Theories: Scholasticism, Fideism, Deism, Atheism, Humanism, Monotheism. Religion and spirituality is the abstraction that questions is there a God, and it can be used to answer the question of down have free will.
       • For example ; when you do something good is it because someone is watching.
   • Necessity and Possibility
   • Existence and Consciousness
     • Resources attached to Key Philosophers: Descartes, Locke, Leibniz, Thomas Nagel, David Chalmers. Key Theories: Epistemology, Ontology, Truth of Being. Existence and consciousness is the abstraction of questioning how one knows they exist. it can be used when asking does a meaning for life exist.
       • For example why do we love freely.

5. Does anything actually matter?

   • Mind and Matter
     • Resources attached to Key Philosophers: Locke, Berkeley, Kant, Spinoza, Descartes. Key Theories: Dualistic theory, Cartesian skepticism. Mind and matter is the Abstraction that questions whether our thoughts can influence our reality. it can be used when analyzing the meaning of a human life. and analyzing why everything we do matter..
       • For example completing homework matters so you can get a good grade and understand the subject.
   • Existence and Consciousness
     • Resources attached to Key Philosophers: Descartes, Locke, Leibniz, Thomas Nagel, David Chalmers. Key Theories: Epistemology, Ontology, Truth of Being. Existence and consciousness is the abstraction of questioning how one knows they exist. it can be used when asking does anything matter.
       • For example why do we do things if they don't matter.
   • Religion and Spirituality
     • Resources attached to Key Philosophers: Hume, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Marilyn McCord Adams, Aquinas. Key Theories: Scholasticism, Fideism, Deism, Atheism, Humanism, Monotheism. Religion and spirituality is the abstraction that questions is there a God, and it can be used to answer the question of why every action matters.
       • For example one act of kindness can do a lot of good.