Dreams For my independent study topic I researched dreams. There are many different approaches philosophers have taken to explain dreams and what they mean. I will go through a couple of them. Many of you may be asking yourself “why do I dream?”, there are several answers to that question. The first in the physiological set. We dream in order to exercise our brains. When you’re awake, messages are constantly speeding among all your …showed first 75 words of 281 total…

…showed last 75 words of 281 total…has been said dreams are actually about immediate concerns in our lives. In the bible and within a lot of cultures dreams are thought to be prophetic, which means they can predict the future. Sigmund Freud a famous philosopher gave us a lot of ideas on how our minds work and was very interested in interpreting dreams. He thought dreams contained symbols hidden deep within our minds and memories. Dreaming Process Net stage 1 stage 2 stage 3