tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post7203593104827091013..comments2023-11-03T07:07:55.456-05:00Comments on CoPhilosophy: Rebecca Clippard post number 3 H01Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-74003311276293334382015-05-06T15:34:12.736-05:002015-05-06T15:34:12.736-05:00Great cartoons! I'll be using Marx & Desca...Great cartoons! I'll be using Marx & Descartes (even though it doesn't quite get the latter right) to complement Berkeley & Johnson.<br /><br />This may not be The Real World but it's definitely a real one, unless we're prepared to devalue our own experience. Plenty of philosophers (and non-philosophers) have been. Calvin usually isn't. He should stop worrying about the puddle.<br /><br />I think we can know that we know things. We can't know that we'll know the same things tomorrow, though it's a safe bet that our successors will know some things that we think aren't so (and vice versa). Knowledge grows, and shrinks, and changes. Otherwise what's the point of living? Knowing AND being, right Bryce?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-16656856489938309242015-05-05T12:20:26.278-05:002015-05-05T12:20:26.278-05:00The reality of western culture is definitely tied ...The reality of western culture is definitely tied up in materialism. It would seem that we're addicted to it. Anything that's 'real' for us must have some manifestation in the physical world. This is in contrast to ancient cultures, like Amazonian cultures, which base their reality on personal experience. One is based on capitalizing on scientific advancement and one is based on more mystical ideas of being at one with world spirits. Our western reality has succeeded in sending our species on a path toward destruction, while the more archaic civilizations live a life of harmony with the Earth. So, it seems like these strict ideas of reality are more of an intellectual rabbit hole which we must climb out of in order to save our planet. Like you said, we can't really know that we know anything; yet we need science in combination with radical cultural change to reverse our parasitic relationship with the planet. The true reality of the universe is probably much more grand and beautiful than we could ever imagine. Who knows? <br /><br />Interesting topic! Mine is quite similar.Bryce Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289188308063631029noreply@blogger.com