| appolose said: "I'd also say that you can't question judgements on sensory data without making them. It is via sensory data that we are aware that there is such a category". For one thing, this is already false; our judgements of sense data must be questionable because we know they sometimes are wrong (dreams, hallucinations). |
What is a "dream" or a "hallucination"? (Those sound suspiciously like things that would only have meaning if we make judgements based on sense data...) Isn't saying that our judgements in those cases are wrong an assumption? How do you know that they are "wrong"?
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The distinction here is that definition and logic are apart from sense data judgement, so it can be questioned with logic. |
You're making an assertion, that definition and logic are apart from sense data judgement. But I'm asking you how do you know that they are apart? And also, why do you assume that such judgements are different in character from the decisions you make based on logic or definition?
Actually, what do you mean by "sense data judgement"?
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I wish I could do your quotebox thing. |
It's possible that you can. I suggest you try again.
While composing your reply, hover your cursor around the line of the text box. At some places on or around the line, it will turn into a four-directional arrow, kind of like a compass rose. When you see that, click on the text box (you'll know you've done that when you see little open boxes appear along the line of the box) and then copy it (Ctrl-C). Then, you'll be able to paste (Ctrl-V) the text box into the body of your response whenever you need it.
Or at least, that's how it works for me.
