2007-09-09 13:33:25 · 4 answers · asked by Jay 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
unsure what it really means
2007-09-09 13:36:36 · update #1
WE both walk into the same room. We both see the same person sitting with their arms crossed.
I believe the person is cold and warming themselves.
You believe the person is angry and is crossed.
A third person comes into the room and believes the person is in pain and is applying pressure to a tender area.
The same people, the same actions, the same reality, however, different interpretations as to the meaning of reality.
There then are at least three realities in the situation, PLUS the reality of the person who has their arms crossed.
2007-09-09 13:42:41 · answer #1 · answered by guru 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Hospital waiting room. The doctor comes over and slowly says ,"Yes." The construction of reality depends on the question in each person's mind.
2007-09-09 20:55:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Our political system. People are generally from one or two schools of thought, conservative (Republican) or liberal (Democrat). Both sets of people live in the same world and many have the same experiences but differ widely on what should be done about it, and how to make it better.
2007-09-09 20:54:07 · answer #3 · answered by narblaster 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
rationalist. believes in an inate knowledge
empiricist. believes we know what we know through experiece alone.
construction of reality...
1. religion
2. earth is round vs. flat ...group manipulation.
2007-09-09 21:24:21 · answer #4 · answered by Ames 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋