@"frank" He’s probably using ‘interpreted’ as ‘conscious of’. We’re even conscious of proposed objects. Looks like the Kantian dichotomy of noumenon a...
That’s kind of why I was drawn to Husserl’s ideas. Just deal with the phenomenon and if something is revealed that way then something is revealed. The...
I have an inkling it may actually be due to some bizarre genetic mechanism observed in other animals (locust and bacterium) where once a certain thres...
No idea. I do know that if you were born 2000 onwards then you're more than likely going to reach 100. Very strange phenomenon humanity's exponentiall...
We're stuck playing tennis in our heads between 'object' and 'subject' with an invisible, or non-existent, ball called 'metaphysics'. There is no clea...
I can only suggest that you reread and ask yourself what you're referring to above^^ If you can read into what I write something that explicitly isn't...
Well, there is no 'seems to' about it. There is no manual for language. Anyone 'arguing' against is just plain wrong! I think maybe that some people c...
Ideally yes yes yes! In reality people don't understand what this means all too often and think they can literally dismiss the basic fundamentals of s...
@"frank" Perhaps you can point out more clearly what this thread is about? All I can see at the moment is someone stating the obvious (nothing wrong w...
I should add. Don't forget that 'myths' are essentially how humans live their lives. Most people are happy to accept the existence of 'nations' and 'g...
It's mostly useless in the public sphere. Myth in the sense you've framed it ... not entirely, but probably mostly. It's just tribalism on a different...
To most people. Why do you keep refusing to accept this? In a place where the councillors are corrupt/vicious why not the opposite. A computer cannot ...
Computers don’t understand context. Or anything. Humans often confuse context. Your example has different interpretations and are ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ h...
Just to add. People living in a society where the councillors have been pro violence for generations would certainly have a different interpretation. ...
The point is that it is on the writer to avoid ambiguity in sentences when needed. About the ‘rule’ I mentioned I’m not sure if it an actual prescript...
No, I have followed the meaning via the 'subject' - which in both cases is 'councillors'. I believe the rule is if it isn't clear who is giving the re...
These are different meanings. In A the councillors advocate violence and B they fear violence (which has two meanings in and of itself). If something ...
If you mean people in the East don't care as much about material wealth and such you're dead wrong. I'd say more so. There is generally a big differen...
Something that I think is becoming more and more of a concern for the future is automation. 'Work' was always about humans. The first 'computer' was a...
If you haven't noticed the various fields within the social sciences and political philosophy constant conflate each others ideas and and talk past ea...
The issue is more of a cultural one. Manmade versus natural. Humans set themselves apart from the natural world because our temporal appreciation allo...
I actually think the various uses of the term power are dishonest. I think the term has been corrupted to the point that anyone seeking out power is d...
But I wasn't talking about that. The 'problem' as I've posed it is wrapped in its meaning and usage rather than having anything to do with good or bad...
Fair enough. It is easier to break something than build something short term. What about the short versus long term? Is power better spent toward bett...
What? You pretty much said it yourself right? Power is power, it isn't necessarily 'good' or 'bad'. If you think otherwise I didn't see that at all, s...
I don't know what that means. I haven't criticised any approach there though? I was just making absolutely clear (so I thought) that the lines between...
As above from my view. It is about intention and outcome (and I agree good/bad is irrelevant). I would still point out that generally 'power' is somet...
Which would lead to my personal take on what 'power' is. Intended action resulting in intended outcomes. I think power in this sense is both rare and ...
Perspective. What you may deem a kind of gentle exposure to critical thought I may view as domineering. “The road to hell …”. I think forcing someone ...
I think you need to explain what this power is though. Adding ‘government’ before the term doesn’t explain what it you’re talking about - this is the ...
What is this power you’re talking about? Is it the ability to influence others or something entirely different. People who like to control others will...
The main thrust behind my interest is how power has different meanings yet in political circles (interpersonal or individual) it's usually viewed in a...
Well, no. The literal dictionary definition is the ability to influence others. I was framing it as 'control' because if the individual has more contr...
Power as in physics (physical sense and quantified). In reality the kind of power we talk about in terms of personal control and agency is often mispl...
This is basically the root of the difference … Might help to think about cold water having a certain solid state and asking why it is solid when other...
You just did it yourself. It is silly to define what you mean then ask for a definition of what you mean. ALL terms are context dependent. There is no...
Surely you can come up with something better than that? Humans are both good and evil. How would we know either if we weren't both? SO superficially ....
What Banno said. I'd also add that it makes sense for people to attempt to understand what someone else means rather than categorically say they are '...
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