“You do too much worrying: About this place; about your dad; about me.”“You’re the only thing I like to worry about.”- Legion
December 19, 2011 by Debbie
Worry
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December 13, 2011 by Debbie
Appearance vs. Reality
One of the fundamental debates in the Metaphysics branch of Philosophy (of which I am not particularly fond) is that of appearance versus reality. Questions posed by…
- Bertrand Russell: How can I know that what I am seeing is really real? Further, which table is real – the table that I see when I am standing in front of it or beside it (i.e. from which perspective), or the table that I see in my mind’s eye? What about the hills and slopes under the microscope?
- Martin Heidegger: Why are there beings at all instead of nothing?
- Rene Descartes/David Hume: How can I be certain that I am not dreaming and “tomorrow” I will wake up and repeat the day?
Don’t worry, this is not going to turn into a post about Metaphysics. Like I said, I hate Metaphysics and cannot be bothered to read much more into it than you have just been exposed to. That was just supposed to be a “hook” paragraph to confuse you and persuade you to read more. See? I learned something in this bullshit writing class.
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November 30, 2011 by Debbie
I just want to be left alone.
Is that too much to ask?
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