Guest guest Posted October 17, 2003 Report Share Posted October 17, 2003 Michael said: "Part of the problem with the 'object' is the subject/predicate fallacy. We imagine that there is something existing that is red, sweet scented, with thorns, of layered petals etc. We think that if we take all those predicates away that there will be something left over which is an object called a rose. The rose is all those things together and not an existent other than them." But what about the alien who has no eyes, detecting it using echo location, has no nose but delights in the aura of its radioactive decay and eats it for a snack? If we each have our own set of associated attributes and know nothing of the other's set, does it still make sense to say that there is no 'independent' object? (Note I am playing devil's advocate here!) And what about an extreme example where one of us can detect attributes of a supposed object but the other can't? Someone (not you I'm sure!) might want to say that the red, sweet scents etc. are in my mind while the radioactive aura and echoes are in the alien's mind so that there is still no independent object. My response to that of course would be that they had fallen into my trap and were now postulating an independent alien object! Best wishes, Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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