Fantastic , john Ronen this is better than Melvyn Bragg. You have real connection and chemistry. together. And the citizens of Aurora Newmarket are so lucky to have you guys as citizens. As community director I am going to spread the good word . You are already repairing my metaphysics. Cheers.
I believe we are the minority of those who see this informative and enjoyable video before it get extremely popular (at least i wish so). Thank you, Professors! Looking forward to the episode 2.
Hey guys I came across this video by accident, but I am very much into philosophy, so I will keep an eye out. About the topic raised early on, where it was mentioned that current culture is degenerating. I can disagree on a principal basis. Calling it degeneration predisposes, that older culture was somehow superior, but culture on it's own is just what humans do, so it's not inherently better or worse. Maybe it can be said, that it's transitioning to a new type of culture, much more focused on individual physical experiences. Time will tell.
Historically, philosophy claimed to be a source of "knowledge," i.e. that by studying "philosophy" we would come to to "know" something important about "reality." Its increasingly apparent that this just isn't the case. Since the rise of empirical science, philosophy has become a discipline without a subject. But that's not to say its useless. I agree with Richard Rorty who says philosophy is best thought of as a kind of "therapy," precisely because it shows us how to recognize when we lose ourselves in "pseudo-problems," which is mostly what you are discussing here. We find utility in our ideas and nothing more needs to be said - we simply don't need to speculate on "metaphysics" in order to keep doing what we are already doing.
"Perception is reality" doesn't mean that I can "shape reality to fit my perception" or something so silly as you imply. But it does mean that "reality as it is, is always reality as it appears" (A.J. Ayer). It means I can't tell the difference between "perception" and "reality" in the first place - I am just insisting there must be one. So when you say that "just because you think something is real, doesn't make it real" you are just ignoring that there doesn't seem to be any way for me to know when that is happening to me, does there? So the best we can ever say is that 's perception is sometimes different from another person's and that neither of us has some special insight into what is "real."
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Fantastic , john Ronen this is better than Melvyn Bragg. You have real connection and chemistry. together. And the citizens of Aurora Newmarket are so lucky to have you guys as citizens. As community director I am going to spread the good word . You are already repairing my metaphysics. Cheers.
Great video
Important subjects are being raised, thought-provoking and intriguing. Looking forward to the episode 2.
I believe we are the minority of those who see this informative and enjoyable video before it get extremely popular (at least i wish so). Thank you, Professors! Looking forward to the episode 2.
This is fantastic. Let’s keep this greatness going. You guys are going to be famous. I am proud to know you
Hey guys I came across this video by accident, but I am very much into philosophy, so I will keep an eye out.
About the topic raised early on, where it was mentioned that current culture is degenerating. I can disagree on a principal basis. Calling it degeneration predisposes, that older culture was somehow superior, but culture on it's own is just what humans do, so it's not inherently better or worse. Maybe it can be said, that it's transitioning to a new type of culture, much more focused on individual physical experiences.
Time will tell.
How do you teach rationality / reason
Historically, philosophy claimed to be a source of "knowledge," i.e. that by studying "philosophy" we would come to to "know" something important about "reality." Its increasingly apparent that this just isn't the case. Since the rise of empirical science, philosophy has become a discipline without a subject. But that's not to say its useless. I agree with Richard Rorty who says philosophy is best thought of as a kind of "therapy," precisely because it shows us how to recognize when we lose ourselves in "pseudo-problems," which is mostly what you are discussing here. We find utility in our ideas and nothing more needs to be said - we simply don't need to speculate on "metaphysics" in order to keep doing what we are already doing.
"Perception is reality" doesn't mean that I can "shape reality to fit my perception" or something so silly as you imply. But it does mean that "reality as it is, is always reality as it appears" (A.J. Ayer). It means I can't tell the difference between "perception" and "reality" in the first place - I am just insisting there must be one. So when you say that "just because you think something is real, doesn't make it real" you are just ignoring that there doesn't seem to be any way for me to know when that is happening to me, does there? So the best we can ever say is that 's perception is sometimes different from another person's and that neither of us has some special insight into what is "real."