Philosophy
the object of perception cannot be separated from the mind that perceives it.
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche • In Love with the World: A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying
Berkeley summed up this strange view in Latin as ‘Esse est percipi’ – to be (or exist) is to be perceived. So the fridge light can't be on, and the tree can't make a noise when there is no mind there to experience them. That might seem the obvious conclusion to draw from Berkeley's immaterialism. But Berkeley didn't think that objects were continua
... See moreNigel Warburton • A Little History of Philosophy (Little Histories)
Descartes thought that
what it means for something
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to physically exist is
for it to take up space. Philosophy students may
remember the term 'Res Extensa.'
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That's Latin for 'extended stuff.' It's Descartes' term for physical matter.
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And so because existence
means taking up space, that means the universe must be full.
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There is no empty space... See more
what it means for something
9:02
to physically exist is
for it to take up space. Philosophy students may
remember the term 'Res Extensa.'
9:10
That's Latin for 'extended stuff.' It's Descartes' term for physical matter.
9:16
And so because existence
means taking up space, that means the universe must be full.
9:25
There is no empty space... See more
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