Wed 24 Dec, 2008 11:16 pm - Well, it depends how you define it. C.S.Peirce seems to be lumping qualia, perception, and emotions into "feelings".
Nothing here seems to require that the mind is seperate from matter,... (view)
Wed 24 Dec, 2008 08:23 pm - Depends on how you define touch.
But, I think he meant feeling as in emotion, in which case, I still disagree strongly. (view)
Wed 24 Dec, 2008 08:15 pm - [quote=bettydlgc]I got the following proof wrong in class and I could use some help solving it:
-(-P v -Q) therefore (P & Q)
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Wed 24 Dec, 2008 07:54 pm - [quote=paulhanke]
He discards materialism because he thinks that since matter cannot feel that the existence of feeling in the universe denies it[/quote]
Whoever said matter cannot feel? I... (view)
Wed 24 Dec, 2008 07:50 pm - According to Berkeley, nothing can exist independent of mind.
The real question is, if all things that exist are dependant on the mind, then do all things that are dependant on the mind exist? (view)
Wed 24 Dec, 2008 07:45 pm - avatar-
You seemed to state earlier that "to claim that you are the sole arbiter of yourself" is "devaluing the self", aka "selfish". To claim that you are the sole... (view)
Wed 24 Dec, 2008 01:43 pm - alex,
I have always stated my point in finished sentences. If there's anything you want clarification on then please let me know, instead of throwing insults around.
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Are you saying... (view)