That sounds a lot like what Strawson was saying. Did becoming an experience monist change your life in any way?
On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 11:50 AM Nick Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > Geez, Russ, who would have thought you were such a handsome old dog. > > > > Anyway, not sure how the Strawson thing is an antidote to “Thompsonism”. > And which, Thompson, by the way. During the time we have been > corresponding, you and I, I have gone from being a materialist monist *a > la* E. B Holt (“all that exists consists of matter *and its relations”*) > to being neutral monist at la CS Peirce (“all that exists is experience, > and all distinctions we make – mind, matter, your mind, my mind, past, > present, future – arise as patterns in experience.” ) There is not a lot > of daylight between experience monism and any other kind, but the Peirce > way feels just a tad more honest and radical in its monism. On that view, > there is nothing outside of experience-- talk of “experience of X” is all > nonsense, unless, of course, X is another experience – nor is there any > place for experience to *be*, no brain, no mind, unless these manifest > themselves as patterns in experience. Thus, our obligation as scientists > is to describe the experiences that anchor our references tomind, and > brain, and anything else that we might claim to be outside, or beyond, > experience. So, how would one anchor in experience, such claims as > “consciousness is nothing but brain activity”? > > > > Nick > > > > Nicholas S. Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology > > Clark University > > http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ > > > > *From:* Friam [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Russ > Abbott > *Sent:* Monday, May 16, 2016 11:48 AM > *To:* FRIAM <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [FRIAM] Strawson on consciousness. > > > > An antidote for Nick Thompsonism. I've summarized > <https://plus.google.com/u/0/+RussAbbott1/posts/XfJg2mEmwcw> Galen > Strawson's piece in the NYT on consciousness. > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
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