Shawn

Well, to my case, the Naming and Necessity reading group is doing well with the grace of Banno. Schopenhauer is a difficult beast to tackle so, I'm do...

I can't help it. Curiosity, you know? I didn't want to lead this reading group; but, follow it.

Ok, I'll refrain from starting new group readings. I'm awash in Schopenhauer's WWAR and others as it already stands.

I progress at a slow pace. I'm a slug when it comes to reading.

What?

So, what is your take on taking an existential quantification property of a counterfactual?

Please elaborate?

What's the difference between connnatations and denotation? How do they exist mutually independent of one abother?

Something to be cherished.

That video won the internet for today.

What am I doing wrong here? Sorry.

Holy shit! Haha!

What's your take on Theresa May? Good or bad politician?

Can you provide an example?

Interesting. So, would you say that our collective consciousness denotes Christmas or is it something else?

What questions do you have for me? I think, the type-token distinction or the map-territory distinction is important; but, can be deflated into a less...

A map is important because it designates a reality of its own. Dimensionality? How does one jump from a two-dimensional plane that is the map, and the...

How does that process work?

What does "Christmas" denote in your mind? Happy holidays!

The author of a book in inseparable from the works itself, no?

My map is irrelevant. The map of the World is of more utility here.

But, General Semantics says, that the map is not the territory. If it is not, then what is it?

If I were to say that this place, that is, the logical space that this forum occupies, is special. Then how do I reference this "place"?

I've been reading into the Loci technique, for instantiating or obtaining of memory retrieval. When, we instantiate a subject into a Cartesian plane, ...

@"Janus", can you highlight your sentiments about Naming and Necessity?

:up:

Insert name in @ "name" .

What's the "wherever" part denoting?

Kripke talks about properties of objects. What's this about?

I would like to address the issue of a cluster of descriptions if you don't mind.

Hear hear, wisdom has been spoken.

So, coping is the key here? How does Schopenhauer help you cope with adversity? I'm basically astonished at how one can still carry on living with suc...

Plato's beard?

Good dear, the Donnellan criticism in the footnotes on page 85 through 86 would be a topic worthy of its own.

Dunno, asking you that?

So, it's necessary that I cope with my problems if medication is not addressing the issue properly enough?

Can someone give a snapshot of where we are all on at the present moment? I'm on page 73 of the book.

Counterfactuals are nice because they are based on facts. Those facts, which obtain in the present world could have been otherwise in another stipulat...

Or confidence? Which is it?

@"schopenhauer1", I would like to ask for your input on the matter, if I may be so bold as to ask for it.

Can you list any?

This strikes me as a deep insight. Would you be able to expand on it?

The alternative is remission. I don't know how often it occurs, or if that has indeed occurred in this case here. Seemingly not.

That would be enlightening. I'm still churning through your response. Give me some time, and I might be able to address the issue.

If this belongs in the Lounge, then I understand.

Yes, Yes, A craving(?), if you will get better? Perhaps, contentment or satisfaction is appropriate here for the issue. When is coping justified>?

And what does the political system depends on? The people, yes?

And who dictates such a law?

What's that?

Just for a change, ya know? Republicans being manly men and all. Democrats need to appeal to women t hoist up the base for the upcoming elections.