sure we can never truly know an other mind or experince it directly, thats why solipsism cant be refuted. however there is evidence that there are other minds correct? if so what are they?
2007-05-01 13:17:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Well if everyone else is just a figment of your imagination, then you must be highly schizophrenic not to know what these other creations of your own imagination are thinking. Also, where does your mind reside? And why do things occur that are beyond your power to control?
It basically comes down to Occam's razor. Solipsism can not be refuted absolutely, but then (especially if it can't be), you can't prove with 100% certainty that the sun will rise tomorrow, could you? I mean sure you could using physics and all that, but maybe the world will end sometime tonight. And yet, I assume you're living your life on the assumption that it won't. :-)
What solipsism comes down to is saying that because we can't know everything with 100.000% certainty, ergo there is some small chance (no matter how remote) that the world is just make-believe. From a utilitarian or practical standpoint, solipsism is a useless ideology, compatible only with nihilism.
2007-05-01 14:40:01 · answer #1 · answered by R[̲̅ə̲̅٨̲̅٥̲̅٦̲̅]ution 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is only one mind. It only seems to have many aspects.
love and blessings Don
2007-05-01 21:07:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Is that what your mind (or I) is telling you?
2007-05-01 21:35:15 · answer #3 · answered by LindaLou 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋