The philosophical method called phenomenology tries to understand experiences from the inside, i.e., what it’s like to live through different types of experiences from the individual experiencer’s own point of view. This essay introduces phenomenology’s attempt to achieve this understanding of our experiences. The post Phenomenology: Describing Experiences From a First-Person Perspective first appeared on 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology.| 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology
In today’s post, I am further exploring the notion of models and mental models. We often speak of mental models as though they are neat packages of knowledge stored somewhere in the mind. These models are typically treated as internal blueprints and as simplified representations of the world that help us navigate and make decisions. […]| Harish's Notebook – My notes… Lean, Cybernetics, Quality & Data Science.
You are awake. You think and you feel. But what is it that is doing all this thinking and feeling? We call it “consciousness” and over 100 years ago the philosopher Edmund Husserl made a bold attempt to uncover its secrets. Subjective experience is private The thing is: Consciousness is not “out there”, it is “in here“. It is personal and subjective. When I say that I like squirrels or that my foot hurts, then you will have to take my word for it. You can’t know what it is like ...| Ralph Ammer
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Nothing is more life-denying than fighting against the law of life: everything is on the way, and not in its final form.Daniel Quinn, The Story of B This quote from Daniel Quinn’s book The Story of B might appear simple, but it contains deep wisdom that seems to have been forgotten in the mainstream culture of our […]| The Immaterialist
Those peaks, far off from my aching heart| Save The Phenomena