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Old 07-April-2008, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Durnavich View Post
The abstract I referenced earlier points out that positing representations still leaves visual consciousness unexplained. Non-representational approaches are attempts to step up and supply an explanation.
Do you really believe there's an explanation somewhere in what you've been saying? Because it looks like nothing more than dodging the issue.
The phrase "perception is an achievement of the individual" is neatly analogous to the guilty child's explanation of the broken mirror: "It just broke."

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