i have had anxiety over the thought that nothing is real. the only two theories and ideas in philosophy that relate to that is solipsism and cartesian skepticism.
I need to know the inconsistencies or flaws in solipsism or caretesian skepticism. but i cant use any type of materialist or emierical evidence. i need self refuting flaws within the two ideas.
i have heard about wittgensteins private language argument. and if this or the theories that you know of that show solipsism is flawed then why is it said to be irrefutable?
2007-04-05 15:35:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
The one statement with regards to Descartes "I think therefore I am" from when I did Philosophy given by our Professor was that once Descartes thought "I" the rest was superfluous. From saying "I" he existed, existence of all things come from the internal knowledge that they are there.
It is the 'leap of faith' that has existed in humans that allows belief in the unknown as existing. Eg Colombus' belief the world was round when it was common thought amongst the population the 'world was flat'. Artist Da Vinci's drawings of 'flying' machines way before they came into being to name just a few historical examples.
Hope this is helpfull.
2007-04-05 15:57:01 · answer #1 · answered by sag_kat2chat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard this crap before.
Look, if none of this is real, then it's all a charade, like a big magic show, right?
Well, what spoils a good magic show more than some jerk who keeps saying "it's up his sleeve!"?
If it's not real, it's still a lot of fun.
2007-04-05 15:55:33 · answer #2 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋