such beetles are necessary, but lie beyond the aperspectival limitations of social norms and communication. — sime
meaning that concepts only exist in the minds of the individuals making up the public body — RussellA
Personally I wouldn't put beliefs 'in the mind. — plaque flag
Do you see claims through your sense organs ? I think not. — plaque flag
If my belief that it will rain tomorrow isn't in my mind, how can I know that this is my belief. — RussellA
As regards claim two, partly true. Some things I see I do know its name. — RussellA
Concepts don't exist in the head. They exist in the movements of the body, including the movements of mouth and hand and all the [ other kinds of ] action that claims are used to justify, explain, predict. — plaque flag
This is one of the problems with indirect realism. It's dualist ! You are trapped in your head — plaque flag
Where in my body is my concept of open government. — RussellA
If trapped in my head, how have I managed to survive X years in a harsh, brutal and unforgiving world. — RussellA
My question to the Direct Realist is, if all observers are directly observing the same facts in the external world, then why do different observers make different judgements about the moment when one fact changes into a different fact. — RussellA
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