Re: What gives an object its identity
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Date: 12/27/04
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Date: 26 Dec 2004 18:15:12 -0800
robert j. kolker wrote:
> reany@asu.edu wrote:
>
>
> > Is identity something that objectively belongs to every subset of
the
> > universe, or is it a free creation of the human mind awarded to
some of
> > the subsets only for its subjective expedience to human
> > conceptualization?
>
> The human mind is the human brain in operation. Since the brain is a
> physical thing, how free is it in its actions. The mushy goo in
between
> our ears is subject to the same physical laws as sunlight and
snowfall.
> Thought is ions going through a membrane.
>
> Bob Kolker
I'll rephrase: Either it is or it not the case that every subset of the
universe is an object. If it's the case that some subsets of the
universe are but some subsets of the universe are not objects, then how
do we account for this?
Patrick
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