What is…
Being — Mikie
Awareness
Consciousness
Thinking
Time
Sensation
Perception
Mind
Body
Good
Happiness
Justice
Truth
Perception
Discrimination. — Moliere
There's a way of understanding each, that is not given by setting out their definitions in words but seen in the way they are used. — Banno
But further, any such string of words will be inadequate, failing to account for all uses. — Banno
I'd use the term, and encourage them to use it, so the child can see how it is used.If a kid would ask for your own take on these terms, would the answer be “it depends on use” or would you have some (albeit provisional) answer? — Mikie
Early and often.so how do you use them? — Mikie
I'd use the term, and encourage them to use it, so the child can see how it is used. — Banno
I prefer I use the term ...What is… — Mikie
to denote (i) a possible object, (ii) a possible version of the world or (iii) actuality (i.e. every possible version of the world).Being
to denote attention to circumstances.Awareness
to denote being aware of awareness (i.e. attending to a state of attention and/or an act of attending); also, synonymous with mind (i.e. what sufficiently complex nervous systems do – minding).Consciousness
to denote reflecting on – examining, questioning – conventions or norms, givens, assumptions, biases, desires, habits, gaps in experience or knowledge or understanding, unknown unknowns, ... and prerequisites of thinking.Thinking
to denote the metric of asymmetric, sequential changes (i.e. events); also, experiential disappearing.Time
to denote bodily stimulation constitutive of perception.Sensation
to denote environmental stimulation constitutive of consciousness.Perception
(See consciousness above.)Mind
to denote a dynamic kinetic system causally-related to other dynamic kinetic systems that rarely is also a 'conscious being' (i.e. embodied mind).Body
to denote a zero-degree, or maximum reduction, of harm and dysfunction.Good
to denote a zero-degree, or maximum reduction, of needs and/or fear.Happiness
to denote a zero-degree, or maximum reduction, of civil/social unfairness, harm and dysfunction.Justice
to denote a zero-degree, or maximum reduction, of undecidability, error and nonsense.Truth
My answer to all: There's a way of understanding each, that is not given by setting out their definitions in words but seen in the way they are used.
But further, any such string of words will be inadequate, failing to account for all uses. — Banno
Being - existing ( anything that is); living ( rel. to human, animal, spirit, - real or imagined)
Awareness- how we understand ourselves to be, when awake. Different levels of perception, according to our senses.
Consciousness - a/a and being responsive; not unconscious.
Thinking - considering and imagining all kinds of everything.
Time - what we have too little of. Or too much of. To be and do all that we need/want to achieve for wellbeingness.
Take the attitude that there’s a fairly perceptive young person asking you. How would you answer? — Mikie
Socrates asked similar questions 2,500 years ago. — Mikie
Definitive list of definitions.
Of course, there is no such thing. — Amity
Off the cuff nonsense. — Amity
If this life student is asking questions about such things, then they already have a degree of knowledge. — Amity
He asked questions of students. He made them think things through for themselves. — Amity
I agree with — Amity
I'd use the term, and encourage them to use it, so the child can see how it is used. — Banno
If this life student is asking questions about such things, then they already have a degree of knowledge.
— Amity
Sure. So what? — Mikie
He asked questions of students. He made them think things through for themselves.
— Amity
Yes, and usually triggered by the meaning of x. Whether justice or piety or virtue or whatever. — Mikie
Yes, and usually triggered by the meaning of x. Whether justice or piety or virtue or whatever.
— Mikie
It's an idea of 'justice' related to action or behaviour. — Amity
“Curiosity.”
— Mikie
Desire to know or discover. — Amity
Sure— but I was responding to your question of “why do you want to know”. If the kid said “curiosity,” then we’d either say we have no idea what an aorta is, or what it means as a word, or try our best to describe or define it in some way. — Mikie
What's a 'Rogerian technique'?I don’t think using a kind of Rogerian technique — Mikie
Yes. And any meaning can be hidden from view or understanding.Ideas have meaning. — Mikie
The dialogues pretty quickly transition into what is meant. — Mikie
What is interesting me about this exercise is to arrive at definitions that are both faithful to (at least some of) the ways in which they are used in philosophy, and also relate to each other in ways that are somewhat significant of the individual's philosophy. — unenlightened
My guess is that this brief exercise will give a better overview of a person’s perspective than merely adhering to, or assigning, a label or school (realist, materialist, dualist, utilitarian, etc). — Mikie
I hope the above tells the careful reader something about myself, or at least about the way I think that I think. — unenlightened
I hope the above tells the careful reader something about myself, or at least about the way I think that I think.
— unenlightened
Really? One-line responses? Hmmm.... — Amity
That is, I hope the above tells the careful reader something about myself, or at least about the way I think that I think. — unenlightened
In Plato's Dialogues, is Socrates searching for a definitive definition of a concept?
Or the reality behind the word? — Amity
Stupid, keeping it simple! — unenlightened
In Plato's Dialogues, is Socrates searching for a definitive definition of a concept?
Or the reality behind the word?
— Amity
Neither. — Mikie
I don’t think using a kind of Rogerian technique in these circumstances is appropriate, however well-meaning the intention.
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Carl Rogers was a therapist, and the technique I was referring to was one in which the therapist provides no answers, but creates a conducive atmosphere where the patient discovers the answers for himself/herself. — Mikie
the unintended consequence of separating those brave enough to take a stab at it and those finding excuses not to. — Mikie
So, you thought that I was attempting to situate the questioning as a kind of psychological therapy? — Amity
Does having a psychology background hinder or help you in forum interactions? Both/Neither/Other. — Amity
Are you always trying to figure people out, according to some little test? — Amity
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