Re: Epistemology 201: The Science of Science

From: aeo6 (aeo6_at_cornell.edu)
Date: 02/28/05 

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:44:55 -0500

Allan C Cybulskie said:
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> "robert j. kolker" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message
> news:384nb0F5i56hjU4@individual.net...
> >
> >
> > Allan C Cybulskie wrote:
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> > >
> > > And what about the preconditions to experience? How can you wait for
> > > something if you have no concept of time?
> >
> > The necessary preconditions to experience.
> >
> > 1. One working body.
> >
> > 2. One working brain in said body.
> >
> > 3. Sense organs connected to said brain.
> >
> >
> > Done.
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> So you assume that without any previous concepts, we can understand an
> unfiltered sensory stream? That we can derive the idea that things are
> different from a sensory stream when we have no idea what it means for
> something to be different?
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>
>
Somehow, Allan, I think that sense of differences is inherent to the
functioning of the brain and purpose of mind. It kind of goes back to
Lester's differences and differences between differences. I guess that's
what Bob means by "working".

Bob - you forgot one important element in your equation for experience.
You need and ENVIRONMENT to experience, with stimuli to sense. Never
forget the world. 

-- 
Smiles,
Tony

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