Questions tagged [reality]
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Will you appreciate my arguments against solipsism? [closed]
A month ago I wrote here. As time passed, I was able to collect some interesting arguments against solipsism in my piggy bank. Let's discuss them!
There is definitely me here. I can't exist alone by ...
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An object exist means what? And what is the relation of it with space and time?
If something exist mentally & physically, in both forms it is understandable that we have a Idea of it in mind as well as in reality or physically but , what about things which exists in the form ...
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Do objects exist as the way we think they do even when nobody sees them
Object permanence is the belief objects exist whether we see them or not.
However even if they exist, can we really claim they exist as an object that has certain colors, and thus claim they exist in ...
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What is the philosophy that deals with concepts being correctly fitted to reality or "carving reality at the joints"?
In philosophy of science thinkers sometimes speak of certain theoretical concepts "carving nature at its joints" (I think this might have been used prominently by Hilary Putnam but I can't ...
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How is Truth Different From Reality?
Is the whole question like "what is truth" just about finding definitions to things we know but can't put into words to explain (things that are currently ineffable). For example, everyone ...
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Can something real be an association to something else?
Can some real thing, that exist, be an association to another thing?
What does of the image or real thing causes an associative effect?
Exist ergo real?
i also see the problem with "there is"...
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"Truth" as a description of our cognition versus "truth" as a description of reality
In reading about the feud of foundationalism, infinitism and coherentism, there seems to be some arguments based on how cognition/reasoning works. However, an argument of the form (vaguely put by me) ...
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Does the imagination qualify as any form of evidence?
Suppose I believe in entities, aliens, God or higher intelligent being that are in communication with me. The catch is, there is no physical evidence for their existence. However, if such things ...
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What does William James mean here by representing the knowing in advance?
Let my reader suppose himself to constitute for a time all the reality
there is in the universe, and then to receive the announcement that
another being is to be created who shall know him truly. How ...
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Philosophical implications of entangled states (and the 2022 physics nobel prize)
FYI: For the 2022 Physics Noble Prize announcement, see here.
First, I realize the subjective nature of any potential answers or discussions regarding this question. In spite of that, I'm still ...
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Are there any relevant philosophers who’ve touched on the points raised?
Below is a summary of my thoughts on reality and human consciousness:
Man I watched Michio Kaku talk about quantum mechanics/spirituality and finished reading that declassified CIA document about ...
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Do "things" that are present depend on Dasein?
Do "things" that are present depend on Dasein? I have read Being and Time, but a very long time ago. I am not sure if I mean present at hand, but I do mean in general anything that exists in ...
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Is time fundamental like space or only a tool for measurement? [closed]
Time is to distance or acceleration what progression is to space. Time “exists” like distance as a measurement but is not ‘real’ like me, you or the earth that we stand. Time is a measurement of ...
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Has any philosophy in history coherently disambiguated the state of being “real” from being “existent”? Such that it’s broadly applicable to thoughts?
I suspect that things which simply exist are not bound by limits and are hence unlimited. According to economic thinking, real things are those which are scarce or limited by constraints of physical ...
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Is reality a matter of perspective?
Imagine a world like the movie The Matrix where everything people experience is controlled by a massive computer. Let us assume that in this virtual world, there are ogres but no gorillas. Consider ...
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