As absurd as this whole conversation feels in some ways, I find it
fascinating (and possibly useful). At the very least it seems to be an
extreme example of empathy-seeking.
This is "me" doing "mental stuff". I don't know how to separate
"mental stuff" from "body stuff" except perhaps /en e
Yes, I have experienced the "mental life" of the dirt at my feet (or rough
equivalent). It is rather boring, given that the amount/degree of "psych"
possessed by your average soil molecule is diminutive in the extreme. But
the"psych" is there and it can be "sensed/perceived."
At somewhat greate
Interesting. I never claimed I can "feel what it is like to be trampled dirt". I merely asserted there is something
that it is like to be trampled dirt. I have no sympathy or empathy for dirt whatsoever, trampled or otherwise. I can't be like
trampled dirt or feel what it is like to be trampled
This may be something of a "punt" but I tripped over an essay on BCS's
OOO a few weeks ago and I've been wanting to introduce it into the
conversation. I wonder if the gap in the metaphysical fundament that we
(don't) share might be bridged by some of BCS's ideas about "what means
object anywa
Great find. Thanks. I will read that.
I'm a bit worried how you went from "trampled dirt" to a "pile of trampled dirt". This is the target of DaveW's first question of composition and structure. "Dirt" is a
mass noun, whereas a "pile of dirt" is not. Mass nouns like "data" are interesting, I thi
Our family rule was, "Don't name anything you aren't ready to take to the
vet."
On Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 10:47 AM Steve Smith wrote:
> This may be something of a "punt" but I tripped over an essay on BCS's
> OOO a few weeks ago and I've been wanting to introduce it into the
> conversation. I wo
On 2/17/23 11:39 AM, Nicholas Thompson wrote:
Our family rule was, "Don't name anything you aren't ready to take to
the vet."
if by vet you mean "repairman" or "carwash/detailer" then I agree... I
anthropomorphize *some* vehicles and when I take them to the mechanic I
do it with a similar f
Just to follow up:
Human cortical representations for reaching: mirror neurons for execution,
observation, and imagery
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2045689/
Functional anatomy of execution, mental simulation, observation, and verb
generation of actions: A meta‐analysis
https://
Based on my experience, if you tell a Mexican that you changed your mind in
Spanish (me cambié la mente) they say, "you can't change your mind you can
only change your opinion/intention/etc."
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On Fri, Feb 17,
Thanks, Jochen. I am on it. N
On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 10:52 AM Jochen Fromm wrote:
> It reminds me of this book:
> The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy
>
> https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646643/the-zoologists-guide-to-the-galaxy-by-arik-kershenbaum/
>
> -J.
>
>
> Original mess
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