I subscribe to this. (I am also aware that this is not an absolute truth, but a convenient way of describing the world in scientific terms.)
Danko On 28 Mar 2015 14:46, "Evgenii Rudnyi" <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Danko, > > Before discussing Peirce, I would like to know your understanding of > physical. > > Let me quote the definition of physicalism from Stanford Encyclopedia of > Philosophy > > "The general idea is that the nature of the actual world (i.e. the > universe and everything in it) conforms to a certain condition, the > condition of being physical. Of course, physicalists don't deny that the > world might contain many items that at first glance don't seem physical — > items of a biological, or psychological, or moral, or social nature. But > they insist nevertheless that at the end of the day such items are either > physical or supervene on the physical." > > Do you subscribe to this, or your vision of physical is different? > > Evgenii > > Am 27.03.2015 um 20:50 schrieb Danko Nikolic: > >> Dear Evgenii, >> >> This is the first time I hear of that definition of matter. It is >> interesting. I don't know the implications as I am new to Peirce. >> >> Yes, of course, I would agree that being biological implies that the >> mind is a physical phenomenon. >> >> Danko >> >> >> >> On 27/03/15 19:34, Evgenii Rudnyi wrote: >> >>> This implies that "The mind is a physical phenomenon." Along this >>> line I would appreciate if you make your statement on what is for >>> you physical and how it is related to inevitable physical laws. >>> >>> Peirce's quote in this respect: >>> >>> “Matter is merely mind deadened by the development of habit to the >>> point where the breaking up of this habits is very difficult.” >>> >>> Evgenii >>> >>> > > ----------------------------- > PEIRCE-L subscribers: Click on "Reply List" or "Reply All" to REPLY ON > PEIRCE-L to this message. PEIRCE-L posts should go to > [email protected] . To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a message not to PEIRCE-L > but to [email protected] with the line "UNSubscribe PEIRCE-L" in the > BODY of the message. More at http://www.cspeirce.com/peirce-l/peirce-l.htm > . > > > > > >
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