Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-15 Thread Bruno Marchal
Hello Dan, On 15 Feb 2013, at 05:31, freqflyer07281972 wrote: Dear Bruno, I would like to know what 'doxastic models of consciousness' means, as well as what means S4Grz - I know Craig was the one who originally used the term 'doxastic models' but you seemed to know right away what that

Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-14 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 13 Feb 2013, at 20:46, meekerdb wrote: On 2/13/2013 8:04 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Feb 2013, at 03:03, meekerdb wrote: On 2/12/2013 5:28 PM, Russell Standish wrote: On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:05:37AM -0800, Craig Weinberg wrote: When we talk about a Bp, relating to consciousness

Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-14 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 13 Feb 2013, at 21:28, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 10:56:05 AM UTC-5, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 12 Feb 2013, at 20:05, Craig Weinberg wrote: When we talk about a Bp, relating to consciousness is that we are making an assumption about what a proposition is.

Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-14 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 13 Feb 2013, at 23:08, Stephen P. King wrote: On 2/13/2013 2:46 PM, meekerdb wrote: On 2/13/2013 8:04 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Feb 2013, at 03:03, meekerdb wrote: On 2/12/2013 5:28 PM, Russell Standish wrote: On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:05:37AM -0800, Craig Weinberg wrote: When

Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-14 Thread Stephen P. King
On 2/14/2013 10:40 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Feb 2013, at 23:08, Stephen P. King wrote: On 2/13/2013 2:46 PM, meekerdb wrote: On 2/13/2013 8:04 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Feb 2013, at 03:03, meekerdb wrote: On 2/12/2013 5:28 PM, Russell Standish wrote: On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at

Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-14 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 14 Feb 2013, at 17:01, Stephen P. King wrote: On 2/14/2013 10:40 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Feb 2013, at 23:08, Stephen P. King wrote: On 2/13/2013 2:46 PM, meekerdb wrote: On 2/13/2013 8:04 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Feb 2013, at 03:03, meekerdb wrote: On 2/12/2013 5:28

Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-14 Thread freqflyer07281972
Dear Bruno, I would like to know what 'doxastic models of consciousness' means, as well as what means S4Grz - I know Craig was the one who originally used the term 'doxastic models' but you seemed to know right away what that meant, so I'd like to know from your perspective what it means;

Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-13 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 13 Feb 2013, at 02:28, Russell Standish wrote: On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:05:37AM -0800, Craig Weinberg wrote: When we talk about a Bp, relating to consciousness is that we are making an assumption about what a proposition is. In fact, if we look closely, a proposition can only be

Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-13 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 12 Feb 2013, at 20:05, Craig Weinberg wrote: When we talk about a Bp, relating to consciousness is that we are making an assumption about what a proposition is. In fact, if we look closely, a proposition can only be another level of B. p is really nothing but a group of sub-personal

Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-13 Thread meekerdb
On 2/13/2013 8:04 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Feb 2013, at 03:03, meekerdb wrote: On 2/12/2013 5:28 PM, Russell Standish wrote: On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:05:37AM -0800, Craig Weinberg wrote: When we talk about a Bp, relating to consciousness is that we are making an assumption about

Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-13 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 10:56:05 AM UTC-5, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 12 Feb 2013, at 20:05, Craig Weinberg wrote: When we talk about a Bp, relating to consciousness is that we are making an assumption about what a proposition is. In fact, if we look closely, a proposition can only

Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-13 Thread Stephen P. King
On 2/13/2013 2:46 PM, meekerdb wrote: On 2/13/2013 8:04 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 13 Feb 2013, at 03:03, meekerdb wrote: On 2/12/2013 5:28 PM, Russell Standish wrote: On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:05:37AM -0800, Craig Weinberg wrote: When we talk about a Bp, relating to consciousness is that

Does p make sense?

2013-02-12 Thread Craig Weinberg
When we talk about a Bp, relating to consciousness is that we are making an assumption about what a proposition is. In fact, if we look closely, a proposition can only be another level of B. p is really nothing but a group of sub-personal Beliefs (logarithmically nested as B^n) which we are

Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-12 Thread Russell Standish
On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:05:37AM -0800, Craig Weinberg wrote: When we talk about a Bp, relating to consciousness is that we are making an assumption about what a proposition is. In fact, if we look closely, a proposition can only be another level of B. p is really nothing but a group of

Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-12 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Tuesday, February 12, 2013 8:28:24 PM UTC-5, Russell Standish wrote: On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:05:37AM -0800, Craig Weinberg wrote: When we talk about a Bp, relating to consciousness is that we are making an assumption about what a proposition is. In fact, if we look closely, a

Re: Does p make sense?

2013-02-12 Thread meekerdb
On 2/12/2013 5:28 PM, Russell Standish wrote: On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:05:37AM -0800, Craig Weinberg wrote: When we talk about a Bp, relating to consciousness is that we are making an assumption about what a proposition is. In fact, if we look closely, a proposition can only be another level