tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post6362135407492469373..comments2024-03-29T07:31:49.016+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: Ave, Malcolm!Kevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-84973979467114035282007-02-28T10:41:00.000+09:002007-02-28T10:41:00.000+09:00While your post did address only objective reality...While your post did address only objective reality, I guess I thought my comment was relevant re: post modernists, who were the subject of the other posts you referred to. I think post modernists spout an unfortunate amount of BS in part because they fail to be clear about the distinction between reality and truth (as do logical positivists, though it's a different kind of BS). I say "unfortunate" because I think PMs have some important insights to offer, but those insights are so tangled up in the BS that I doubt they'll ever make it out into the mainstream, at least from post-modernism as a source. (As an aside--it occurs to me that it's interesting that post-mdernists tend to be found in the humanities and the social sciences--and it is much harder to be clear about what "objective reality" might be when considering an individual consciousness or social/cultural phenomena than when considering only physical reality or physical phenomena. Not that that excuses them from trying to be clear about what they are talking about--indeed, it places even more weight on clarity I would argue.)<BR/><BR/>I did see the announcement about the book--congratulations (I hope). I shall await your announcement that it is trouble-free before I order one (though I'm not sure why--I always highlight and scribble notes in margins, so it's not like I need a pristine product.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-47539070764722901452007-02-28T01:20:00.000+09:002007-02-28T01:20:00.000+09:00Indeed. There's a distinction between truth and r...Indeed. There's a distinction between truth and reality, and I was careful not to conflate the two in my post. In fact, one chapter in my book makes mention of the truth/reality distinction (alas, I don't do much with it).<BR/><BR/>Speaking of the book-- as you know, it's almost ready to go. I'm waiting for my copies to arrive and keeping my fingers crossed that they're problem-free.<BR/><BR/><BR/>KevinKevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-3769825682332245312007-02-27T22:43:00.000+09:002007-02-27T22:43:00.000+09:00There is an important distinction to be made betwe...There is an important distinction to be made between objective reality (about which I mostly agree with you*) and objective truth, truth being a relationship between a belief and that objective reality. It is a distinction neither logical positivists nor postmodernists particularly care to make, but I think a lot of clarity could be injected into otherwise muddy waters if people were careful and consistent in making it.<BR/><BR/>*When it comes to personal and social reality, "objectivity" becomes a much less clear concept.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com