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but how can we be sure that the cogito part is actually happening? this immediately (d)evolves into a purely ontological discussion
by 0_gravitas 7y ago
but how can we be sure that the cogito part is actually happening? this immediately (d)evolves into a purely ontological discussion
- shadowgovt 7y agoPersonal experience. We perceive a continuity of experiences, memory, and the difference between that and slumber or becoming insensate, and we call the experience "consciousness" and our knowledge of that "self-awareness." It is definitional; the word descends from the experience, not the other way around.
- 0_gravitas 7y agoPerhaps we need to synchronize our definitions of "experience", "perception", "personal", and "knowledge", because your very words are almost exactly what I would say in counter to your point.