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Joshs! Thank you for that. You must have at least viewed some of the video (if not all). Couple thoughts: I also find it intriguing that 'feelings' an...

MondoR! If time consists of past-present-future, then how big a slice of time does the present represent? In other words, how do we apportion the past...

Mww! Thanks for continuing the discussion. Are you suggesting, say in science, that there are forbidden questions one should never ask? If so, what wo...

Nice! Because, if philosophy lives in words, and words have meaning, then just by mere definition of Human Being, conveys or implies an action (verb)....

Thanks Mww! Well, does that tell us about the nature of said; will, favor, judgement and inclination? For instance, if one 'likes' a some-thing, at le...

...also, scroll over to 21:00 for additional fodder relative to physics v. metaphysics vis-à-vis consciousness.

Thank you Jack! Great question/post. If you get time, scroll over to about 17:44 where Dennett discusses Dualism. From my interpretation, he seemingly...

Mww! Explain what it means to like some-thing?

Since the OP is largely about metaphysics, I believe, to answer your question, the metaphysician does LOL: https://youtu.be/WOjEMREyiZs

Sorry Mr. Wood, didn't mean to ignore you. Try this refresher: https://youtu.be/uB4Hc4ImbQQ

Okay, but if this innate sense of reason provides for an abstract objective reality, what is the nature of our reality?

But what is mathematics itself? Is it an abstract construct, like other things from our consciousness?

If electrons are described through mathematics, does that become our reality? As Gregory alluded, is that some sort of Platonic existence? https://you...

Noumena is beyond (transcends) the phenomenon of observation (observing a thing), but tells us nothing about the nature of the thing. The nature of ex...

I don't think he did either. Nonetheless, for additional fodder: Transcendent truths are those unaffected by time or space. They define the world, but...

Mww! Thank you for expanding on that thought. Much like I must have a brain to have feelings, it must be then, that a synthetic a priori judgement mus...

Gregory! In a kind of lighthearted way, that reminds me of the differences between science and engineering. Meaning, medical science/the human mind, b...

Mww! Can you speak to that quote in a bit more detail? It seems very intriguing to me. The sixth sense, intuition, innate or intrinsic sense, that the...

Mww! Well, not really. And here's why I'm drawing the distinction: All events must have a cause = a synthetic a priori proposition. As a reference: ph...

That is the distinction of not only, do we not know the nature of the thing-in-itself, but just as important (if not more important), is the distincti...

Yep! :up: In that same light, though Kant, through logic, felt like all metaphysical inquiries were fruitless, he at least did acknowledge that humans...

One distinction I think worth noting, is that things-in-themselves is tantamount to the nature of our existence, the true nature of a thing or things ...

Agreed. said in another way, if we didn't wonder, there would be no will to critique anything, or anyone. Quite simply, it seems no progress would be ...

Hagg! No pun intended, but that could not be farther from the truth. How is "thinking about the truth an impossibility" ? Considering much of philosop...

Yes Jack just to be clear I take no exception and am in agreement with you. I've seen many of folk as it were who are very well educated but because o...

Quite remarkable, universal, and problematic... . Your forgoing can significantly increase one's own sense of existential angst. Often times, one reap...

Once again, well said. I think in large part, it's called the 'sin of pride' (AKA ego). Which is, exaggerated self worth. Anyway, I think we solved th...

Precisely! I was too, and subsequently uncovered the dangerous dogmatic and political group think that unfortunately tends to give God (Jesus) a bad n...

Jack! Indeed, the EOG axiom encompasses well over 75% of all philosophical domains (ethics, metaphysics, ontology, epistemology, post-modernism, etc.)...

Major premise: All M are P.Minor premise: All S are M.Conclusion: All S are P : All men are mortal. (MaP) All Greeks are men. (SaM) All Greeks are mor...

SK: Love is all, it gives all, and it takes all. Love is the expression of the one who loves, not of the one who is loved. Those who think they can lo...

Well said Uninightened! Thank you for the inspiration... . That's interesting if not, a profound statement nonetheless. Lessons occur in the strangest...

Unenlightened! In reading that post, I agree with your last sentiment, however, this may need further exploration, for clarifications purposes anyway....

You are correct. There are many things in life (phenomenology; consciousness itself, the Will, human sentience, just to name a few things) that are un...

TGA! Well, let's see, in the context of physics (and metaphysics), most all theories, experiments and the like start with synthetic propositions becau...

Exception taken as noted: Is 'perception' tantamount to self-awareness? And of so, what is self-awareness, a metaphysical, or as you so well articulat...

Guys! I'm sorry I must have missed that one?

Have you checked-out Kant's Metaphysics? For instance: How are the synthetic a priori propositions possible?

Of course, the existential ethos of life not being so neat and tidy, and frankly illogical, rears its ugly head here, once again. As mentioned, in nor...

Hello David! As been said, thank you kindly for sharing some of your thoughts and time here. Just 2 quick questions that relate to the 3rd Super, can ...

Sure, no worries Constance. K makes the point of both phenomena occurring from within the human condition, hence is emphasis on dread. (Logically, it ...

Cool! Let me know how that goes... . In the meantime, maybe this sums up our musings: Kierkegaard writes: Man … is a synthesis of psyche and body, but...

Yep. I think Keirk would agree with the aforementioned video. The question concerning the absurdity (lack of definitive logic) associated with Time re...

No exceptions taken (except BB probably had more integrity). Nice. What do you consider wisdom, in this context of politics? Do you think, like a prio...

Actually Kierk argued the opposite here in this short read: https://www.brainpickings.org/2017/04/18/kierkegaard-concept-of-anxiety-time/ Think about ...

Todd! Through elections occurring every 4 years. In this case the masses determined he should be fired, and of course, he was fired. In other words, h...

Actually it was the opposite. It was a lack of wisdom, through ignorance, and naivety. Many thought he was the holy Grail The outsider businessman who...

I must say, either I've been away too long, or you've come a long way! Specifically, you paraphrased yet anther basic existential ethos! Damn these se...

Sorry Gnomon, I should know better. (I've been away for awhile, just trying to get my chops back... .) Yep, me too. Love it! What a great reminder, an...

Gregory! Great question, in that so-called paradoxical view it seems like it does. In other words, if we agree that 'forms' are tantamount to the natu...