Arts & Humanities: Philosophy: “Question: Are we living in the future ?” plus 4 more |
- Question: Are we living in the future ?
- Question: What is the Ontological argument? How does it go?
- Question: Why is perception subjective (individual to each of us)? What influences this subjectivity?
- Question: Anyone familiar with Dostoyevsky's books?
- Question: What's the difference between sense and belief?
| Question: Are we living in the future ? Posted: 21 Sep 2016 09:40 AM PDT It is somewhat interesting to note that, over the vast span of human existence, we have only been on "clock time" for a veritable nanosecond. It is really only since the Industrial Revolution that men and women have been running around like mindless robots, perpetual servants and slaves to an imperious "Clock." How many times do you imagine the average human being looks to his watch, or computer, or "smart" phone, in the course of the average day, and asks himself "what time is it? - oh no, I'm late!!!" Kinda scary, when you think about it. We are the slaves of our cognitive habits.  |
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| Posted: 20 Sep 2016 12:29 PM PDT The terms "objectivity" and "subjectivity," in their modern usage, generally relate to a perceiving subject (normally a person) and a perceived or unperceived object. The object is something that presumably exists independent of the subject's perception of it. In other words, the object would be there, as it is, even if no subject perceived it. Hence, objectivity is typically associated with ideas such as reality, truth and reliability. The perceiving subject can either perceive accurately or seem to perceive features of the object that are not in the object. For example, a perceiving subject suffering from jaundice could seem to perceive an object as yellow when the object is not actually yellow. Hence, the term "subjective" typically indicates the possibility of error. The potential for discrepancies between features of the subject's perceptual impressions and the real qualities of the perceived object generates philosophical questions. There are also philosophical questions regarding the nature of objective reality and the nature of our so-called subjective reality. Consequently, we have various uses of the terms "objective" and "subjective" and their cognates to express possible differences between objective reality and subjective impressions. Philosophers refer to perceptual impressions themselves as being subjective or objective. Consequent judgments are objective or subjective to varying degrees, and we divide reality into objective reality and subjective reality. Thus, it is important to distinguish the various uses of the terms "objective" and "subjective." |
| Question: Anyone familiar with Dostoyevsky's books? Posted: 20 Sep 2016 11:18 AM PDT When Dostoyevsky wrote of Prince Myshkin, he wrote of a pure Christly character, "whose kingdom is not of this world." That latter book ("The Idiot") may be the better Dostoyevsky for you. A hopeful book, for children of all ages, Michael Ende's "The Neverending Story," has a similar existential theme and profound message. "Meowmorphosis" by Kafka and Cook, is a lighter version of Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" (Gregor Samsa awakens as a lovable kitten), and may help you place some anxiety in perspective. As for "Notes from Underground," the Russian scene at the time helps explain: in 1862 Turgenev published "Fathers and Sons," which deals somewhat sympathetically with Russian nihilism; in 1863 "What Is to Be Done?" by a Russian socialist was the socialist response; in 1864, Dostoyevsky published "Notes from Underground," in which the narrator has a kind of Kierkegaardian "be here now" response to the seemingly inevitable hegelian-like perspectives of the prior two novels. The narrator of "Notes" is not necessarily heroic; rather, he is somewhat like Winston Smith in "1984," in the aspect of Smith being an existential character in a matrix or sociological construct. Dostoyevsky's Narrator is moving from the sociological constructs of "Fathers and Sons" and "What Is to Be Done?", to a more Kierkegaardian personal, existential perspective. (The Narrator has this freedom; Winston Smith does not, as the matrix forces him to betray his love for Julia, whereas the Narrator is free to deal with both rational and irrational aspects of his human being.) If you're able to find comfort, wisdom, and hope in religious existentialism, "The Prayers of Kierkegaard" and "Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing" are two of his works. Also, modern books with insight along these lines include "The Answer You're Looking for Is inside You," "Man, Master of His Destiny," "The Road Less Traveled," and, worthwhile for its Confucian wisdom, "How to Win Friends and Influence People." |
| Question: What's the difference between sense and belief? Posted: 20 Sep 2016 11:05 AM PDT "Sense" may be spiritual (Saint Teresa of Avila's "Interior Castle") and it may be Kantian (physical 5-sense data). "Belief" may be "spiritual love," "dear love" (has the same root word as "love"), and it may be "trust in one's senses"). Thus, there is a category of spiritual sensibility and believing, and another category of trusting in one's 5-sense data stream ("common sense"). In both categories belief or loving trust arises of sensibility types. Kant's Noumenon is the Spirit of Love, and his phenomena is the 5-sense data stream. For him, only the latter was commonly accessible, hence "scientific." Related: "God at the Speed of Light," "The Great Divorce," "Return to the One: Plotinus's Guide to God-Realization." |
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