RE: On naturalism and consciousness
August 22, 2014 at 5:39 pm
(This post was last modified: August 22, 2014 at 5:41 pm by Whateverist.)
Not sure about the significance of the word "about" but I prefer choice number 1. That is the only pathway which directly links the thing on your desk to the image in your head. Presumably the horse, your head and the mechanisms of light and physiology make for a direct link. One could still question whether ordinary sense perception and cognition are actually 'about' an external reality, but so long as you have faith that you are a part of a greater reality and that your faculties have evolved under battle tested conditions to provide useful information - it is a bridge less far than the other two.
My second choice would be number 2. However, under most circumstances imagination isn't a dead ringer for visual perception.
My second choice would be number 2. However, under most circumstances imagination isn't a dead ringer for visual perception.
