Philosophical Speculations

“Seeing the truth is not conductive to survival” Evolution by natural selection did not come up with the cognitive apparatus to see external world ‘as it really is’ because our ancestors would have spent too much time and energy in 'seeing the truth' rather than searching for the next meal. I am puz...

IMHO, consciousness is fundamental is as problematic as matter is fundamental . Physicalism would imply consciousness isn’t real. Idealism would have trouble explaining individual minds and the apparent reality of material world. Individual minds are dissociated alters of M@L in Bernardo's analytica...