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Do Finlanders go off into the tundra to avoid governmental interference?

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But hasn't that happened over and over? In order to equitably redistribute wealth, a revolution would be required. Once the revolution is under way, t...

And egalitarianism is the club we use to kill the elite so we can take their place. :up:

Exactly. But they couldn't succeed if the population at large didn't want to be led, right?

Yes. I didn't mean to be expressing angst, though. It's just a thought that occurred to me about why the ideal of egalitarianism never seems to get fa...

Would you rather be a rich pig or a poor horse?

Neither is ouisqui or junque. South Americans and Spaniards are so haughty about Tex Mex, but as Dr Frankenfurter explained, "We didn't make it for yo...

Yes. They come in black.

So you turned off the tv when a black comedian was performing?

I think she's just saying that people who haven't read many philosophy books are likely to be more certain about various things.

Pretty much, yeah. :cool:

Depends on who wins the US presidential election in 2024, right?

I see.

Where did you hear of it, if you don't mind my asking?

So you've never heard of the idea of starting with a unity that is subsequently divided into opposites?

Fried catfish with fries, hush puppies, and cole slaw. Mmmmm

This is a familiar idea. A number of philosophers have expressed the same sentiment. Like Hegel?

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Sure. Look to context to understand usage.

I was talking about the OP's article.

Sorry, I don't know what you're talking about.

Function can be reduced (explained) by neuroscience. This is Chalmers' "easy problem." Neuroscience has been pretty successful here.

That article is behind a paywall. One of the theories mentioned in the abstract is IIT. Chalmers has offered his thoughts about the pros and cons of t...

His article argues that functionality can't be explained by examining the physiology of the CNS. Whether or not this is true has no bearing in whether...

There are those who argue that a theory of consciousness isn't possible. Chalmers believes it is possible.

Yes. Are you posting that to agree or disagree with me?

He's never proposed to have a scientific theory of consciousness. One would have to be almost completely ignorant of his work to think otherwise.

He's arguing that it should be on the table in our quest for a theory of consciousness. He has also praised Dennett's ingenuity as the type of creativ...

I have.

Some would identity meaning as an abstract object called a proposition. I utter sentence S in order to express proposition P. P isn't a property. It's...

Since the alternative appears to be some sort of solipsism, I think you'd get the same answer if you had a time machine and could go back through the ...

Chalmers doesn't endorse any particular theory of consciousness.

You're right. I was just taking the "lean toward" as being less than committed.

Are you sure you're reading that correctly? Some chose "accept or lean toward" exclusively, some chose it inclusive of something else.

Sure. Beware of people who are all clowns and balloons. There's likely something hiding in the shadows there.

In the article the majority voted for "accept or lean toward ". Lack of commitment is perfectly acceptable in a good philosopher.

Could be. I think the prevailing view in philosophy of mind is non-reductive physicalism due to multiple realizability (there's no way to match up x-m...

He wasn't melancholy. He had a fearsome, biting wit, and his works are energized. His most famous works are about identity.

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I thought it was really cool of you to share it.

:up: It's fun to give the psyche it's own location, like it's in another dimension or something, but that dividing line isn't present in the content o...

He's hilarious. It's weird thinking of people being that funny so long ago.

I see you're a big fan of Euripides. Because of all the angst in his plays. I'm being sarcastic. But in a friendly way.

I can see that, and I agree. I've always admired people who have unproblematically robust egos. I'm not on a journey to get one of those, though. Ther...

I guess that means you're going to ban me. All I can say is that I really didn't understand why.

I've been practicing that lately. I find myself saying the same thing over and over in different ways, hoping that the meaning will get through someho...

I didn't. I had a dreamlike childhood during which I saw the sights and sounds around me as a kind of veil with something more real behind it. I think...

Not at all. It was an invitation to talk about the psychological dimensions of eliminativism. The way you reacted struck me as defensive, as if you're...

Eliminative materialism is obviously a kind of nihilism. It's psychologically precarious. That appears to me to be on topic, but I agree we should lea...