[Wittrs] Re: Conscious vs. Mindful (cartesian and materialistic)
- From: "jrstern" <jrstern@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Wittrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:50:06 -0000
--- In Wittrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Anna Boncompagni <anna.boncompagni@...> wrote:
>
> I have nothing against the cogito as it is used in everyday life -
> of course in everyday life we don't talk of "cogito", but we do
> talk of internal states and feelings, of thought, of mindfulness,
> we use these concepts as tools in our relations with others.
>
> My opinion is that problems arise when
> 1) we try to have a scientific approach to these concepts, for in
> this attempt we overlapp different linguistic games and different
> meanings
> 2) we think about the cogito philosophically, for analisying the
> concept in philosophical terms leads to solipsism and skepticism.
>
> And of course, I think many strange and wonderful things too, and
> make lots of mistakes! Lots!
OK, then let's make some more mistakes together.
I mean, here we are on a Wittgenstein discussion list, so let me see
if I can understand how that fits. Perhaps you are suggesting that
the grammars and language games, are NOT about the "cogito", as we
are calling it?
Josh
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