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To: Alamo-Girl; Doctor Stochastic; marron; PatrickHenry; AntiGuv; Ronzo
One of these days we need to tackle the false Cartesian split in a wide-ranging discussion. It touches many subjects we debate around here....

Sounds like a great idea to me, A-G! Personally, FWIW I think if the false "Cartesian Split" isn't healed pretty soon, then probably the human race will go thoroughly bonkers; that is, raving mad, insane. :^)

It seems the Cartesian Split isn't only an epistemic problem; it may well be a psychological problem as well -- a "dividing" of the self, which may facilitate the construction of what Robert Musil and Hermieto von Doderer called "second realities."

That, of course, is a speculation. It would be fun to discuss it.

2,308 posted on 06/02/2005 5:16:01 PM PDT by betty boop (Nature loves to hide. -- Heraclitus)
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To: betty boop
It seems the Cartesian Split isn't only an epistemic problem; it may well be a psychological problem as well -- a "dividing" of the self, which may facilitate the construction of what Robert Musil and Hermieto von Doderer called "second realities." That, of course, is a speculation. It would be fun to discuss it.

I certainly agree with you on the "second realities!"

Perhaps you'll find some time this summer to author an essay-article to get just such a discussion started here. hint... hint...

Thank you so much for everything, my dear sister in Christ!

2,318 posted on 06/02/2005 9:47:00 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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