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> Is it correct to ask about the idea of a table? i.e. is there such a thing as a table in the abstract? I don't understand. The "idea" of a table is an object
by enw 5y ago
> Is it correct to ask about the idea of a table? i.e. is there such a thing as a table in the abstract?
I don't understand. The "idea" of a table is an object that provides a level surface to place stuff on.
What am I missing? What is the interesting part?
- herbstein 5y ago> The "idea" of a table is an object that provides a level surface to place stuff on. You surely wouldn't call a boulder sticking out of the earth "a table", even if it did have a conveniently level surface to place stuff on? The point is that what we call "a table" is not just about function - it's also about form.
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- webmaven 5y agoIs a stone altar a table?
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- Filligree 5y agoSure I would, after making a habit of using it as such.
- wruza 5y agoYou surely wouldn't call In my view, this is the basis of any philosophy – the confidence that some conception is (and must be) defined like you do it out of habit. Philosophy is psychology under cover. Ask a psycho what is a table and they will easily point at a heap of flesh and bones, or at their t-shirt. Table is a word. All philosophy does is an iterative pseudoagreement between human minds, which were randomly trained at verbalizing inputs. Sometimes it finds similar sounds, but that’s it.
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- robotresearcher 5y agoYou’d never mistake the kitchen counter for the kitchen table, yet each meets your description equally well.