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The Problem of Other Minds Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

This timeline game challenges players to place events in their correct chronological order, testing their knowledge and understanding of historical timelines. This game can be connected to the topic of ‘The Problem of Other Minds’ by highlighting the importance of understanding and interpreting the actions and intentions of others based on the sequence of events.

  • Players must carefully analyze the details of each event to determine its correct placement in the timeline.
  • Successfully arranging the events in chronological order requires critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
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  • 1637: Descartes' 'Cogito, ergo sum' argument
  • 1710: Berkeley's 'esse est percipi' argument
  • 1739: Hume's skepticism about the existence of other minds
  • 1781: Kant's critique of Descartes' mind-body dualism
  • 1953: Wittgenstein's 'private language argument'
  • 1949: Gilbert Ryle's critique of Descartes' 'ghost in the machine'
  • 1943: Sartre's existentialist view on the problem of other minds
  • 1962: J.L. Austin's theory of 'performative utterances'
  • 1966: David Lewis' argument for the 'principle of charity'
  • 1974: Thomas Nagel's essay 'What is it like to be a bat?'
  • 1981: Hilary Putnam's 'brain in a vat' argument
  • 1987: Daniel Dennett's 'intentional stance' theory
  • 1980: John Searle's 'Chinese Room' argument
  • 1984: Derek Parfit's thought experiment on personal identity
  • 1995: David Chalmers' 'hard problem of consciousness'
  • 1986: Patricia Churchland's eliminative materialism
  • 1989: Paul Churchland's 'neural network' theory of mind
  • 1999: Susan Blackmore's argument for 'memes'
  • 1998: Andy Clark's 'extended mind' hypothesis
  • 2004: Alva Noë's 'enactive approach' to perception

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