tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427479692989285926.post1627369892057327198..comments2024-03-17T11:54:10.124+11:00Comments on Journeyman Philosopher: Epistemology; a discussionPaul P. Mealinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14573615711151742992noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427479692989285926.post-45747859919410006422008-07-21T17:55:00.000+10:002008-07-21T17:55:00.000+10:00Thanks Nate,I think Kant's idea of the 'thing-in-i...Thanks Nate,<BR/><BR/>I think Kant's idea of the 'thing-in-itself' as something we may never know is his greatest contribution to philosophy. Maybe that didn't come across. Where I disagree with Kant is his assertion that time and space are projections of the human mind, when it is obvious that they exist independently of us, and, in fact, are the very fabric of the universe.<BR/><BR/>On the subject of infinity, I discuss that briefly (very briefly) in my Jan.08 post, Is mathematics evidence of a transcendental realm? I find it curious that, in much of mathematics, infinity is unavoidable, where it is, not only essential for some processes, like calculus, but can even be manipulated. So if infinity can only be found or understood transcendentally then that supports my thesis that mathematics is evidence of a transcendental realm.<BR/><BR/>Regards, Paul.Paul P. Mealinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573615711151742992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3427479692989285926.post-68817891651210230072008-07-21T15:35:00.000+10:002008-07-21T15:35:00.000+10:00Interesting read.I personally feel we can not unde...Interesting read.<BR/><BR/>I personally feel we can not understand the cosmos and actually agree with Kant.<BR/><BR/>My example for this belief is the concept of infinity, although everyone 'understands it' they always envision it as a number rather than an ever changing variable. I believe we can't understand these variables, it is one of our limits as a human being who sees only causality to a limited extent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com