Name: 什麼是缸中之腦假說？（What is the brain in a jar hypothesis(aka brain in a vat hypothesis)?）
Uploaded: 2024-04-18T20:05:31.000Z
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What is the brain in a jar hypothesis(aka  brain in a vat hypothesis)?

什麼是缸中之腦假說（又稱缸中大腦假說）？

The "brain in a jar" hypothesis is  a philosophical thought experiment  

「缸中之腦」假說是一個哲學思想實驗

that questions our understanding of  reality, similar to the concept of  

，質疑我們對現實的理解，類似於

Descartes' "evil demon" or the more  contemporary "simulation theory."

笛卡爾的「邪惡惡魔」或更現代的「模擬理論」的概念。

This hypothesis posits that you could  be just a brain placed in a vat,  

這個假設認為，你可能只是一個放在缸裡的大腦，

connected to sophisticated computers  that simulate all your sensory inputs.

連接到模擬你所有感官輸入的複雜計算機。

Your experiences, from the  mundane to the profound,  

你的經歷，從平凡的到深刻的，

could be mere illusions fed to you  through this simulation. The core of  

可能只是透過這個模擬提供給你的幻覺。 這個思想實驗 的核心

this thought experiment is to challenge our  assumptions about knowledge and perception.

是挑戰我們對知識和感知的假設。

It raises questions about what we can truly know  about the world, if anything, and forces us to  

它提出了這樣的問題：我們能夠真正了解這個世界多少（多少能的話），並迫使我們考慮

consider whether our perceptions are reliable  or if they could be entirely fabricated.

我們的看法是否可靠，或者它們是否可能完全是捏造的。

By doing this, it delves into discussions  on the nature of consciousness and reality,  

透過這樣做，它深入探討了意識和現實的本質，

testing the limits of philosophical skepticism.  This scenario is used in various philosophical  

並測試了哲學懷疑主義的極限。這種場景被用於

debates about knowledge, reality, consciousness,  and the limitations of human understanding.

各種關於知識、現實、意識和人類理解的限制的哲學辯論。