Apply-Degger Episode 9: Reality
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Jul 13, 2020 Dive into a philosophical journey exploring four major theses on reality. The discussion navigates Berkeley’s idealism and Kant’s transcendental views, scrutinizing why traditional concepts of reality may be misguided. Unpack Heidegger's critique of these ideas and the complexities of Dasein’s existence. The conversation challenges the expectation of proof in philosophical discourse, while probing into the essence of being-in-the-world. Lastly, contemplate a potential dualism between reality and the Real, questioning the coherence of our perceptions.
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Four Theses on Reality
- Simon Creechley discusses four philosophical theses on the mind-world relationship: transcendental realism, empirical idealism, empirical realism, and transcendental idealism.
- Empirical idealism, attributed to Bishop Berkeley, posits that objects are merely ideas in the mind.
Transcendental Realism
- Transcendental realism, dominant before Kant, asserts that objects exist independently of our cognition and can be known as they are in themselves.
- Meillassoux revives this view.
Empirical Realism and Johnson's Stone
- Empirical realism claims the world feels palpably real, not just as mental ideas.
- Samuel Johnson's stone-kicking refuted Berkeley's idealism.
