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A Methodological Science
(This is the third part – of four – of the talk ‘The Science Delusion’ and follows on from the introduction to (conventional, i.e. metaphysical) Physicalism in part 2 to return to the idea of science as a method introduced (through the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Realism, Constructivism, Daniel Dennett, Descartes, dog, Human Brain Project, Instrumentalism, Karl Popper, Larry Laudan, Michael Polanyi, models, Non-Realism, Objectivity, Paul Feyerabend, Philosophy of Science, physicalism, Pragmatism, Realism, Rupert Sheldrake
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Knowledge is Personal
This is the second part (of three) of the talk ‘What I Know and Why I Know It’ which tries to provide a physical basis for knowledge. This part largely concerns philosophy. 10. Pragmatism The philosophical movement called ‘Pragmatism’ arose in the … Continue reading
Understanding Velmans: Subjective/Objective
Chapter 9 of Max Velmans’s ‘Understanding Consciousness’ takes a few pages to make the case that subjective (first-person) experience should not be treated as inferior to ‘objective’ (third person) experience, with the aid of 2 diagrams of people looking at … Continue reading
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Tagged Intersubjectivity, Max Velmans, Objectivity, Subjectivity
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