PHIL 1100 Lecture : Irreality of the Self and Consequences of Action
4 Aug 2013
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Real things are not made, they"re timeless. We use language to talk about the world, the usefulness of language does not rely on its representational function but to ful l our interpretations. Is it useful or does it represent things the way they are. When you do something, you infringe on someones space. Must try to learn how not to act - meditating. No primary explanations, instead is an effect of a prior explanation. Everything in reality is an effect of something. Buddha didnt deny gods but theyre effects of something elsegods are like us (functions of causes and circumstances that are not in our control) If something is real, its an effect of something else. Must meet pragmatic expectations of what a chariot does. Even if things start falling apart and deteriorating, we still call it a chariot. There is no thing that is a thing without separating its functions.
