Does Heidegger Deny the Reality of the Physical Universe?
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Anthony Crifasi wrote:
>Joseph Polanik wrote:
>>Anthony Crifasi wrote:
>>>In light of these recent presentations of my case, I’m at a loss to
>>>understand how you could possibly say that I’ve so far declined to
>>>present my case. You, on the contrary, have not answered Descartes’
>>>arguments in the First Meditation. Nor have you answered Hume’s
>>>argument that instantiation is not experienced, but merely inferred
>>>from experienced constant conjunction.
>>>Please answer those arguments.
>>but what is the argument, exactly?
>>it seems to be that you are saying that:
>>[1]: Descartes failed to prove by rational arguments that the
>>experience of seeming to have a physical body was due to actually
>>having a physical body.
>My argument is from Descartes’ arguments AGAINST the assumption of a
>metaphenomenal reality in the First Meditation, not merely to his
>failure to prove that there is a metaphenomenal reality in the later
>meditations. In other words (sigh), it’s not just that Descartes FAILED
>to prove something; rather, he actually provided other arguments
>AGAINST that something. That’s why you can’t just lazily appeal to the
>obvious fact that the failure to prove something doesn’t disprove it.
>Rather, you must also answer Descartes’ positive arguments against your
>assumption. Same with Hume’s argument concerning causal instantiation.
>Please don’t “miss” this argument again.
>>[2]: (therefore), Descartes is not entitled to *conclude* from those
>>arguments that there is a physical universe.
>>[3]: (therefore), Heidegger is entitled to *assume* that there is a
>>physical universe.
>>I’ll accept [1] and [2] as true; but, [3] seems like a non sequitor.
>It would be. But you “missed” the argument.
yes; and, there is still something missing.
you say that Descartes provided arguments against the assumption of a
metaphenomenal reality. very well. did Heidegger accept those arguments?
Joe
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