Acyutananda

Thanks!

This much of your post seems to be in almost complete agreement with me. The only difference between us seems to be your "as close . . . that I can im...

"But it is the very notion of intuition itself that is at issue. Does the concept make sense at all . . ." Thanks. Your later lines make it clear that...

If I understand correctly, Wittgenstein's main works were the Tractatus and Philosophical Investigations. Can anyone tell me what writing of his in th...

Thanks. I need a few clarifications, but let me start with the easy part, which is also a necessary part. Do you mean that correct intuitions (which I...

Epistemology is the science of knowing, and knowing is possible only in the mind. The mind plays thousands of tricks, but still, knowing is possible o...

I mean that they ARE a good yardstick for the meaning of the word "morality," but not a good yardstick for which actions are genuinely moral. I think ...

We can all agree on word definitions, for the sake of communication, without agreeing on anything else. People of all cultures can agree that "good" s...

I guess I now understand what you're saying, but – perhaps changing the subject – wouldn't you say that in order for the terms "good" and "bad" to be ...

So you are saying that – moral values vary with culture – and – every culture must mean the same thing when they use the words, "morality" . . . – can...

Do you mean "good and bad refer to the same thing ," which would mean "good and bad refer to good-bad," or do you really mean "thingS," in which case ...

If you subscribe to total moral and intellectual relativism, then of course there is no such thing as a correct intuition.

Just a partial answer for now: Okay, I have now edited one of those sentences again. Now it is: "intuitions are not objective reliable" That is, "intu...

Thanks for these two posts, and I may get back later to these and some points in your earlier posts. To all: Sorry to have written so much already, bu...

I appreciate your making an effort to understand my argument, and largely succeeding. I would like to invite and and others to try to state my argumen...

Right. But when I said "it appeals to my intuition, "it" refers to an argument that draws on my already-learned behavior of counting, doesn't it?

Thanks. You have gotten me started thinking about some concepts that were new to me. I haven't understood everything. But I have understood correctly,...

For now, I just want to isolate one thing in your replies and use that as a springboard: "axiomatic choices and rule selections. . . . is subject to i...

Thanks. I plan to get back to this, but I'll be tied up for some hours now.

Thanks. I plan to get back to this, but I'll be tied up for some hours now. Specifically regarding how it is possible to improve one's intuitions, I t...

Thanks. I'm not sure if I understand. "people don't believe" sounds like "Nobody, or hardly anybody, believes." Yet doesn't "thís is exactly the diffe...

Thanks. That is very educational, and I certainly haven't digested it all yet. But at this point, let me just ask, does "those statements" in your fir...

Thanks very much for your reply. I would characterize your four sticks as "a very good argument that 2 + 2 = 4." But why do I call it "a very good arg...