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Ep. 285: Nicolas Malebranche on Knowledge (Part One)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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The Problem of Particulars

As long as you make the brain do the right thing, it's going to have those experiences. But then you are also talking about the problem of particulars. It doesn't tell us where the data comes from. In berkeley, that was clear. Its like, where does this particular desk come from? God is putting it in your mind, in my mind, or ideas associated with it. At the same time, he's coordinate everything. He's making it nice so that we have a publicly accessible world in common.

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