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This of course is the problem. Assuming all thought is verbal is clearly not right. As I noted elsewhere, the answers to your questions are not philos...

I’m not sure, is this addressed to me? Are you saying if I don’t agree with something you write, I should go away?

I think you and I have an unspoken agreement too. It’s just different from the one you’re talking about. Well, I’m certainly convinced.

Pinker writes about this in “The Language Instinct.” He does believe in a pre-conscious, pre-verbal mental language—mentalese. If I remember correctly...

I don’t think this is true. I gave a clear and distinct definition that you and most others don’t like. The confusion can only be resolved by consensu...

We have reached the end of what I’m willing to say about what Kant described. You certainly know more about that than I do. I haven’t read the Lorenz ...

Thank you for looking out for my cultural education.

I’m taking a shot at this, but as I noted, Kant's work is not something I have deep insight into. I come to this question through the back door–throug...

Well, Lorenz certainly thought so and he was a pretty smart guy. He was also much more familiar with Kant’s philosophy than I am. I suggest you read t...

If you go to the linked page and scroll down, you’ll find options to provide the document in various formats. Push on PDF with text then download to y...

In case you’re interested, here’s a link to an article by Lorenz—“Kant's Doctrine Of The A Priori In The Light Of Contemporary Biology.” https://archi...

Agreed. In the context of Taoism, I think of speaking the unspeakable as something of a joke, or at least a self-aware irony. Hey… What else are you g...

Yes, this is the quote I responded to. Unless I’ve misunderstood you, this is not how I understand what Kant was saying. Again, this is not my underst...

My father loved it. You fry it and it smells terrible. Then you scrape the bottom of the pan and make red eye gravy. Then you eat it and your blood pr...

Then we probably don’t have much to talk about.

As I mentioned in that post, the Taoist idea of the Tao is similar to Kant’s noumena, but there are differences. At the same time, I think they’re tal...

This is something I’ve struggled with, but I will say it is not obvious and clear.

I am certainly not a Kant scholar, but it’s my understanding that he did see a priori knowledge as coming before any sensory input. It’s part of our h...

I think you’re right. If noumena aren’t phenomena, then they aren’t entities. In Taoism, the Tao, which cannot be spoken, is, as I understand it, not ...

You’re right. This is the quote from three years ago that you linked. I did agree with that then and I do agree with it now. It was misleading for me ...

I’m sure that’s where I got it from. Yes, I understand.

I’m not sure, but I think this might be metaphysics.

I don’t remember that at all. It doesn’t sound like something I would agree with.

I prefer my herring in unopened cans left on the table while I eat bacon, eggs and English muffins.

It still makes me sad, although those fucking Australians are always causing trouble.

@"Jamal"—Help, I can’t stop using M dashes.

As I noted previously, this is why our discussions of metaphysics never get beneath the surface—why we repeat the same arguments over and over again.

It’s good to see @"Streetlight"’s byline back on the front page.

Well, I must admit I have no idea where you’re coming from. I learned a new word recently— incommensurable. That’s what your philosophy and mine are. ...

It is my understanding, which admittedly is not deep, that ancient philosophers were not materialists or empiricists. For them, the world was infused ...

I have a container of powdered Coleman's. If you mix it with a little warm water, it makes a good Chinese mustard that will make your nose hurt.

For what it’s worth, the big ideas are upfront in the first few chapters. The rest of the book tracks the implications and gives some examples. And th...

That’s probably the sell by date. Mustard does not go bad quickly.

That’s a teaspoon, not a teaspoon. It’s a spoon you might use for stirring your tea, but it’s not necessarily the specified volume.

I love silverware, glassware, and china. Here’s my favorite silverware. The spoon and fork on the left are Rogers Brothers oval thread silver plate. T...

A teaspoon is about 5 mL. 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon, 3 tablespoons in a fluid ounce, 8 fluid ounces in a cup, 4 cups in a quart, 4 quarts in a gallo...

It’s basically the same recipe as for the Salisbury steak gravy, with a few modifications—5 cups flour, 2 cups gypsum, 3 cups water, 1 teaspoon Karo s...

More bigoted baloney.

Seems to me by your standard just about any statement would be a judgment.

We probably shouldn’t get started again.

Gravy is different from juice—it’s thicker, and it sticks to food better. There’s nothing wrong with juice in its proper place. For putting on turkey,...

No, not in the context we’re using here. It says nothing about brussels sprouts or eggplant. It only says something about me. I am not judging eggplan...

I think valuing, choosing, and liking are inevitable, but those are not the same as judging. If I choose brussels sprouts over eggplant, that doesn’t ...

This is from Gia-Fu Feng’s translation of Verse 57 of the Tao Te Ching.

This makes sense, although I don’t see it as a negative thing as much as you do.

When you get into larger groups of people, I think that's inevitable. When that happens, you need rules to keep the wheels of social discourse lubrica...

I think there is truth in this but I think it might hide the fact that, although what you call bonding may be the source of ethics, they are completel...

Geez, now you're going to make me put my money where my mouth is. I'll take a first swing at it. Here are some characteristics of metaphysically clear...

After 3,000 years I would, and do, suspect there are no answers to the questions. I think this is exactly right. It's at the heart of what metaphysics...

A phrase I hate. It translates as "with juice." So, your comment boils down to "The with juice is for roast beef and prime rib..." Speaking of which, ...