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To disentangle what can be accepted from what must be rejected in this argument against the identification of knowledge with perception is by no means easy. There are three inter-connected theses that Plato discusses, namely: (1) Knowledge is perception; (2) Man is the measure of all things; (3) Everything is in a state of flux.
Bertrand Russell • History of Western Philosophy
Be clear on whether you are arguing or seeking to understand, and think about which is most appropriate based on your and others’ believability.
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
Good artist = identity-based; depends heavily on perception and reputation.
Good art = outcome-based; still subjective, but more tethered to the work itself.
the ingredients of agency are information and computation.
Bobby Azarian • The Romance of Reality: How the Universe Organizes Itself to Create Life, Consciousness, and Cosmic Complexity
neural correlate of consciousness, or NCC, is “the minimal neuronal mechanisms jointly sufficient for any one specific conscious percept.”
Anil Seth • Being You: A New Science of Consciousness
Degrees of guilt can still be judged by reference to the facts of a case: the
Sam Harris • Free Will
there is also no shortage of anti-dualist philosophers and scientists who are not yet comfortable with materialism and are casting about for something in between, something that can actually make some progress on the science of consciousness without falling into either. The trouble is that they tend to misdescribe it, inflating it into something de
... See moreDaniel C Dennett • From Bacteria to Bach and Back
Clearly then, perceptual truth is contingent on the validity of a metaphysical abstraction: a world independent of consciousness.