As Descarte points out: When we dream, we perceives the dream as being real (unless you're one of those special people who practices lucid dreaming), although is it not. So, how much of what we perceive on a daily basis is actually a truthful representation of it?
Any thoughts?
2006-11-09 04:14:47 · 5 answers · asked by 11:11 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I may have been unclear. I think Descarte was merely saying that in a dream, we may have dreamt we were in Paris, but, of course, we were not.
Also, the french-bloke you're referring to is a pretty important person in history and knowledge, in general. Much smarter than you or I will ever be.
2006-11-09 04:31:26 · update #1
Descartes skepticism is all well and good while it just a THOUGHT experiment.
However, and Descartes is first o admit it, it is IMPOSSIBLE to doubt your senses in your everyday life. If you start doubting your senses you will either die or go insane.
Thus senses might or might not give us a truthful representation of the word, but since we have no alternative we might as well ASSUME that representation is accurate.
2006-11-09 04:34:54 · answer #1 · answered by hq3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We perceive through the filter of our experience, conditioning, expectations, beliefs, etc. If we would be able to view the world through the eyes of a newborn, the picture would be much more close to what reality really is.
But as for Descartes: he might have SAID that dreams are not real, but does that make it so? See? This too is conditioning. You are just assuming its true -- just because some long-dead French bloke said it.
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2006-11-09 06:20:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really too much. There is what you see, what I saw, and what really happened. This is especially true, when one witnesses a traumatic event, such as a car accident, or someone dying in a horrific way.
2006-11-09 04:23:53 · answer #4 · answered by Beau R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The data is correct. The lens of our personal perspective is what warps everything.
2006-11-09 06:06:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋