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Metzinger argues that mental states have representational, and phenomenal content if the representational states meet some constraints. He uses theorethical entities like the phenomenal self model, or the phenomenal model of the intentianality relatio... Read More
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I am by far more impressed with the former, although undoubtedly the latter is extremely interesting as well.
What's even more exasperating is that metzinger's entire point of the self's substantiality, essence and individuality not bein... Read More
But metzinger does not seem to be familiar with the paralogisms.
I find something to disagree with on almost every page, but i still end up agreeing with the book as a whole.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Multiple pages can pass by all of a purely theoretical nature and without a single concrete example along the way
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Moreover for some of his subsidiary theories metzinger even creates acronyms which he uses afterwards throughout the bookwhich can be annoying
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But given the depth and breadth of this work i suppose acronyms are justified
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This is just not a book intended for the general public
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Metzingers transparent is meant as invisible like a transparent model not being visible as a model
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But unfortunately for most english speakers transparent usually connotes something being visible a transparent form of government is one in which the citizens can peer into and see whats really going on