tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37381866.post5668000130679919019..comments2019-05-30T20:59:28.158-07:00Comments on Malcorian Monism: The whole Religion as Metaphor thingdaddy_phantomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14495333090263703503noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37381866.post-37553544478137084332007-01-05T00:34:00.000-08:002007-01-05T00:34:00.000-08:00The lecture Julie mentioned is:
The Philosophy of...The lecture Julie mentioned is:<br /><br />The Philosophy of Mind<br />by: Professor John R. Searle<br />The Teaching Company #424 (looks like www.teach12.com no longer carries it)<br /><br /><br />This is a great (if slanted) lecture series. It was the first time I heard the "Chinese Room" argument and I woke up to the possibility that Professor Searle might have a dog in the fight. So he isn't perfectly balanced, he will give you something to argue with/against.<br /><br />As to his rejection on Monism. Well it is a little disingenuous since he is basically a Monist himself. He t does not like the whole counting thing. <br /><br />I was looking up Monism to make sure I had a clear and consise definition. Well I found one that is a little funny too (the bold and itialics are mine but the words are as discovered):<br /><br /><I>The noun <A href=http://www.answers.com/topic/monism>monism </A> has <B>one</B> meaning:<br /><br />Meaning #1: the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element</I><br /><br />:-Dandaddy_phantomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495333090263703503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37381866.post-4124320419155448332007-01-04T22:30:00.000-08:002007-01-04T22:30:00.000-08:00Malcorian Monism? The lecturer in the Philosophy ...Malcorian Monism? The lecturer in the Philosophy of Mind says that both dualism and monism were wrong - they went wrong by starting to count in the first place. Haven't gotten to the explanation of exactly why, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com