On the subject i would highly recommend anyone in this thread (although especially Parmalee) hunt down Alan Watt's 'language of Metaphysical...
But i think herein lies the problem that Doreen alluded to earlier - by denying 'absolute reality' you infer that youve somehow 'glimpsed the beyond'...
Yeah, alot of people have argued for inter-subjectivity over the years in Philosophy; i certanly think Rorty always did, but its still certainly...
Ive had similar experiences with Oxford philosophy Grads. No doubt theyre bright and can do lots of impressive things within a very strict academic...
This is something that genunely interests me actually, if i go to France to study philosophy at a well-rated institution is it all sitting going on...
Doesnt sound like a bad idea, actually just making philosophers read alittle philosophy from other traditions (Japanese, Indian) would be a huge step...
Regardless of the specifics of this case bullying is an insanely mismanaged problem. I think the bulk of problem stems from the attitude of most...
The only thing im asserting is the persistence of certain temperaments throughout various cultures. The only real difference between each culture...
Yeah i suppose it would be quite incorrect to say something like 'all mystics/gurus are merely the western man's schizoid' as you say there are...
The mind is a tricky thing. I suppose conversely you could just as well argue the exact opposite - it's impossible for a flexible, amorphous...
The only real example i can think of people continuing to believe inspite of clear evidence to the contrary, was an example of a cult i remember...
I guess schizophrenic as medium would be a fair example for the purposes of this thread. Although i think historically mediums/mystics/gurus have...
But here's the problem - you cant use the terms 'rationality' or 'irrationality' as if they were fundamental constants - it's not like talking about...
Fine, just as long as you recognise that 'rationality' is essentially culture-bound, and always specific to a particular time and place.
. Proving psychic phenomena is abit trickier i think, since your subject is going to have to do a finite series of 'guesses' you can only ever...
Yes, this is what i was trying to get at in my previous post. The idea that we can treat the 'individual' without addressing...
Possibly. Either way i dont necessarily have a problem with the notion of 'personality types' the issue for me is the negative connotations that are...
Id say suggestibility is a universal trait; could be wrong thou.
So many of the psychiatric categories are ultimately cultured-bound and relative to a specific time and place. Most good psychiatrists are aware of...
Doesnt it just come down to Wittgenstein's 'beetle in a box'? There's no way to establish whether anything (even a humanbeing) is actually having...
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