"For my part, when I consider that in dreams I do not often nor constantly think of the same persons, places, objects, and actions that I do waking, nor remember so long a train of coherent thoughts dreaming as at other times; and because waking I often observe the absurdity of dreams, but never dream of the absurdities of my waking thoughts, I am well satisfied that, being awake, I know I dream not; though when I dream, I think myself awake."
http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/texts/hobbes/leviathan-a.html#CHAPTERII
2006-12-11 08:49:26 · 3 answers · asked by -.- 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
come to think of it, maybe we are in the dream world.
& somewhere out there, there are thousand billions people sleep walking.
2006-12-11 11:07:01 · answer #1 · answered by enki 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Hobbes is one of my direct ancestors. It popped up in the family research I was doing. At the time, I had no idea who he was or what he had written. I only found that out later. It really surprises me people are still reading his work. I tried to read it (The Leviathan), and found it very dry and boring reading. I never made it past the opening, and I have no idea what it's about. If you have what it takes to make it through that book I applaud you. And when I meet up with him (in Heaven) I'll be sure to ask him to explain what it was all about.
LOL -- I guess the "deep" gene kinda filtered out before I came along!
2006-12-11 17:02:36 · answer #2 · answered by kj 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask yourself if it could be a dream, while awake. Be skeptical of wakefulness.
2006-12-11 22:16:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋