“We ought to take middle reality as realest because it is what our senses lead us to focus on.” But don’t they reveal generalities first?
Tag: Reality
The Pragmatic Case for Middle Reality: Replies and Objections 2
Posted in Levels of Reality, and Technical Philosophy
Last time, I argued that intellectual and perceptual maturity attunes us to middle reality — if we judge the middle in terms of parts and wholes. The better we…
You’d expect organisms that survive to be attuned to reality, and most attuned to what is most real. We’re attuned to things that are on the middle level of reality. So . . .
When I say reality is realest in the middle, what do I mean? Well, let me explain. No, please let me explain. This is so important to me. Pleeeeease
There’s a mix of reasons for believing that larger, more inclusive things are realer. Some of them seem perfectly reasonable. Others are questionable.
It does, and everyone (from Plato and Aristotle to you) agrees. In this post, we explore the various ways of dividing reality into different levels.
Today, my article, “Is Christian Existentialism Unbiblical?,” is going live on Conciliar Post. In addition to posting here and writing for Conciliar Post, I host the Top…
Where Is Reality?
Posted in Levels of Reality, and Technical Philosophy
There is a huge fight going on about where reality is, and no one realizes it. Except me. And tons of other people. Option 1: Reality…
Have you ever noticed how important “realness” is to musicians these days? Listening to a rap song, you’d think you were listening to Boethius or…
Yesterday, I pointed out how the instrument I generally loathe — the saxophone — has made a comeback in the 2010s. The 80s were the…
It’s time to count down the top 10 posts from this past year! We, however, are going to do two different top 10s. First, we’ll…
Do We Experience Reality?
Posted in Friendly Philosophy, and Language
Do the election results make you think that some people have lost touch with reality? If it helps, many philosophers think no one has ever made…