... to by-pass his intellect?") that music takes the opposite course: the intellect responds to the emotion. Therefore you are in disagreement with your omniscient goddess. I guess you don't know as much about Objectivism as you thought you did. Heh. What does a certain combination of sounds do to man's consciousness to make him identify it as gay or sad? I have heard the ...
...: knowledge or conviction gained by intuition   c: the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference English is already confused and Objectivism is not helping by evading the fact that Kant did not use a confused language, he used Latin and German.. At any rate, for Kant 'intuition' or Anschauung is the simple...
... always "transcendental" therefore it must merely be a variation on the same "mystical construct." Such reasoning on their part is the result of learning philosophy, in the form of pseudo-philosophical Objectivism, AS MERELY A GROUP OF RANDIST SLOGANS to be regurgitated at the whim of their Randroid group-hysteria. The question itself involves a stolen concept and is inherently self- ...
... all see the same thing you might as well forget about making the distinction? From any perspective which is philosophically relevant, yes, "we all see the same thing". The distinction Objectivism does make is between form and object. We may perceive the same thing in different ways or from different perspectives. But, yes, we are all perceiving the same thing. Both we...
... or cognition b: knowledge or conviction gained by intuition c: the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference English is already confused and Objectivism is not helping by evading the fact that Kant did not use a confused language, he used Latin and German.. At any rate, for Kant 'intuition' or Anschauung is the ...
... because we all see the same thing you might as well forget about making the distinction? From any perspective which is philosophically relevant, yes, "we all see the same thing". The distinction Objectivism does make is between form and object. We may perceive the same thing in different ways or from different perspectives. But, yes, we are all perceiving the same thing. Both we and ...
.... Why do you say "even you"? I have never offered up my own opinion on metaphysics or epistemology, just as you have never offered up one that was uniquely yours but is totally colored by Objectivism. I do however find that Kant makes for a good cure for my old Randroidism. If his philosophy serves no other purpose than that, then at least it serves a benevolent one. This and many more...
..., i.e. time) are integral to the nature of reality, you are merely acknowledging that Kant believed that reality was mere appearance and subjective. And thus so is your view of Objectivism and therefore you cannot claim any objective basis for your pronouncements on the subject. But of course - as did Kant - you want it both ways. You want your subjectivity to have ...
... you claim you do know Kant in himself, then you are a liar, a hypocrite and or confused, perhaps all three. A is A remember? You're only advertising and propagandizing for Objectivism. Your purpose on this forum isn't to debate philosophy but to propagandize for your religion. If you cant know things (e.g. humans) in themselves, then why dont you include that human being'...
...know where I can find a copy of the book "Is Objectivism a Religion?" by Albert Ellis?http://wikipedia.cas.ilstu.edu/index.php/Bibliography_of_work_on_Obje... 'Ellis, Albert. Is Objectivism a Religion? (New York: Lyle Stuart, Inc., 1968... to his titular question is Yes. In effect he regards Objectivism as a sort of Puritanism without God, on the grounds ...
