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Nearly Sane

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A defence of internalism and dualism
« on: February 07, 2017, 08:33:08 AM »

Not one that I find wholly convincing as it seems to need an amount of pony jumping to achieve but an interesting perspective


http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/internalism-descartes-demon/

Walter

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Re: A defence of internalism and dualism
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2017, 01:16:44 PM »
Not one that I find wholly convincing as it seems to need an amount of pony jumping to achieve but an interesting perspective


http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/internalism-descartes-demon/
too many words in that link mate, let me know when the film comes out .

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Re: A defence of internalism and dualism
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2017, 01:30:23 PM »
too many words in that link mate, let me know when the film comes out .
I believe they are casting Benedict Cumberbatch as The Cogito

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Re: A defence of internalism and dualism
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2017, 07:54:46 PM »
I believe they are casting Benedict Cumberbatch as The Cogito

Wouldn't he be better cast as the Ego, oops, sorry, I mean Ergo?
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Re: A defence of internalism and dualism
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2017, 08:16:12 PM »
too many words in that link mate, let me know when the film comes out .
Try reading only every second word, you will get through it twice as fast? :-\
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Re: A defence of internalism and dualism
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2017, 07:36:23 PM »
I've read the first handful of exchanges and it all sounds pretty suspect, and full of unfounded assumptions or just poor thinking. Take a different view to the crowd, then write a book and hope it'll make a name for yourself and some money - Am I just being cynical here.....?  :-\