Tag Archives: Specious Time

MindSpace III

Posted on February 22, 2008 by

MindSpace III Originally uploaded by XM: Autopoiesis. I long for these moments…

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Space-Time

Posted on February 15, 2007 by

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/spacetime-convensimul/ Convention[ality] Theory & Simultaneity In his first paper on the special theory of relativity, Einstein indicated that the question of whether or not two spatially separated events were simultaneous did not necessarily have a definite answer, but instead depended … Continue reading →

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Varela: The Specious Present

Posted on February 12, 2007 by

The Specious Present: A Neurophenomenology of Time Consciousness Even under a cursory reduction, already provided by the reflections of Augustin and James, time in experience is quite a different story from a clock in linear time. To start with, it … Continue reading →

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James-Mysticism

Posted on February 11, 2007 by

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/JamVari.html Lectures XVI and XVII MYSTICISM  One may say truly, I think, that personal religious experience has its root and centre in mystical states of consciousness; so for us, who in these lectures are treating personal experience as the exclusive … Continue reading →

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Functionally Specious

Posted on February 2, 2007 by

However, I disagree somewhat with their conclusion.  Even if it is a contradictory statement that we sometimes experience things “as both ordered and present” it IS so and it does happen.  We have to try to figure out what causes … Continue reading →

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Quantum Mechanics

Posted on January 29, 2007 by

Relational quantum mechanics is an interpretation of quantum theory which discards the notions of absolute state of a system, absolute value of its physical quantities, or absolute event. The theory describes only the way systems affect each other in the … Continue reading →

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Reflective self-consciousness & temporality

Posted on January 20, 2007 by

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/self-consciousness-phenomenological/#TemLimRefSelCon: Husserl claims that we actually do perceive melodies in opposition to an earlier view of Brentano, viz., that we construct or reconstruct such unities out of a synthesis of mental acts (e.g., perception of the current note plus memoryof … Continue reading →

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Specious Present

Posted on January 20, 2007 by

The experience and perception of time Also reread paper on tensed beliefs What is ‘the perception of time’? But what sense or senses do we use when perceiving time? The very expression ‘the perception of time’ invites objection. Insofar as … Continue reading →

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Process Philosophy

Posted on January 20, 2007 by

SEP Entry  Rescher, Nicholas, “Process Philosophy”, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2002 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2002/entries/process-philosophy/.   ‘Against this historical background, “process philosophy” may be understood as a doctrine invoking certain basic propositions: (1) That time … Continue reading →

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Noesis

Posted on January 18, 2007 by

[Realizing the value of this thing.  I finished the detailed outline/chart of the paper including how many pages each section would take. Looking through the blog reminded that I had left something out] Although I’m just adding another ‘elaborate’ post, … Continue reading →

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