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Friday, September 23. 2011

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,,,the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearance, as though they were realities, and are often more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are.


Niccolo Machiavelli (h/t Zen)

Posted by Bird Dog in Quotidian Quotable Quote (QQQ) at 10:42 | Comments (6) | Trackbacks (0)

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At the deepest level, everything exists within the brain, so everything is subjective.
#1 PacRim Jim (Link) on 2011-09-23 16:16 (Reply)
Solipcism.
#1.1 Bird Dog on 2011-09-23 17:37 (Reply)
We used to prove that in freshman bull sessions. But then you still have to get up and go to the bathroom, which apparently isn't all in the mind.
#1.2 Assistant VIllage Idiot (Link) on 2011-09-23 19:14 (Reply)
And this is why symbolism trumps substance in politics...
#2 Jephnol (Link) on 2011-09-23 20:53 (Reply)
As to the question of metaphysical filters rendering all perception subjective: I believe Ayn Rands' Objectivism fisked that postmodern shibboleth when she essentially stated the foundations of language, ergo thought, are tied to concrete referents. I agree, though with the caveat that reason does not stand alone in perception, as incomplete thinking, rationalization, conjecture, ideology and various psychological orientations influence our thinking. We're only human after all.
#3 Jephnol (Link) on 2011-09-23 22:44 (Reply)
And that's what TV and Movies and politicians do to us. Gotta Stay Awake and be alert to that crap.
#4 Sam L. on 2011-09-23 23:05 (Reply)

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