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On the Nature of Consciousness and Reality: An Overview of Jean Gebser's Thoughts on Consciousness
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Feuerstein, Georg |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | He is of course right, but the solution he suggests is impractical. When one thinks about it there are few key words in our vocabulary that do not share the same polysemy. Should we also dispose of "life," "existence," "time," "love," "humor," or "holiness"? They all invite idiosyncratic interpretations, even by professional users of these terms. Consequently they all are surrounded by a haze of ambivalence. But ambivalence is not necessarily a drawback in human communication, because speech is only part of our total language system. And the inbuilt flexibility of words like "life", "love," and "existence" can even be advantageous. What is more, unless our emotional nature is stultified by an inflated rational pose, we can always empathize and reach out into the psyche of others and resonate with their feeling state or intended communication. Thus we may quibble about the definition of the word "love," but unless we are particularly callous or intransigent we know very well what it is to love. We also have a sense of what is means to be alive or to exist, notwithstanding the sophisticated word-splitting of philosophers. |
| Starting Page | 11 |
| Ending Page | 11 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=cejournal |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://cejournal.org/GRD/ConsciousReality.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
