In exactly the same way, any pain a person experiences cannot be judged by anyone other than that person, as mind reading is impossible. — RussellA
They are subjective mental states, nothing to do with knowledge. If you have knowledge of something, then you must be able to verify, demonstrate and prove on what you know objectively to other minds in linguistic forms, when asked.Seeing a colour and feeling a pain are both subjective experiences that are unknowable to any one other than a mind reader. — RussellA
The world or reality means that you live in it, interact with other minds and objects in the world. If you cannot do that, then it is not a world, and it is not the world either. In that sense mind-independent world is a fiction.If you knew something about a mind-independent world then it couldn't be a mind-independent world.
That would be like knowing something that is unknown. — RussellA
If you think, imagine, remember or believe in the existence of the large desk, then it is idea of the desk in your mind. If you stand in front of the desk, touch it, push it or work on it, then it is a matter, or a physical desk you are dealing with — Corvus
The world or reality means that you live in it, interact with other minds and objects in the world. If you cannot do that, then it is not a world, and it is not the world either. In that sense mind-independent world is a fiction — Corvus
They are subjective mental states, nothing to do with knowledge. — Corvus
Impossible for the mind to describe a mind-independent world. — RussellA
Our only knowledge about any mind-independent world, any objective reality, starts with our subjective mental states. This means that knowledge about an objective reality cannot be separated from our subjective mental states. — RussellA
On the other hand we have Descartes arguments for soul. There is nothing about pure abstraction that speaks of an entended organ. This feels strange to write because i feel my own brain and know i am just a body on a material, dangerous planet. However, he has a point that spiritual experiences are perceived as going beyond matter. — Gregory
What do you mean by a paralogical bi-reality? Could you elaborate on that please?All this is too obvious. Beneath the surface of things there is a paralogical bi-reality. — Gregory
We are not just matter.We have matter first. We are matter, we are extended so we are extension. — Gregory
Isn't extended or extension a property of matter? That is obvious. If not, indeed what do you mean?People think saying matter is extension is too Cartesian but look: that car there is extended that way, pushes off to the side there, ect. It's extended. It's not the principle of extension maybe, but what does that even mean? — Gregory
Get involved in philosophical discussions about knowledge, truth, language, consciousness, science, politics, religion, logic and mathematics, art, history, and lots more. No ads, no clutter, and very little agreement — just fascinating conversations.