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alexa penzner replied to David Cortesi's discussion 'Naturalism and promises' in the group Naturalism
Dear David -   Ok, now I get what you were talking about: "The basic question I was looking at was, how much of our life experience can be accounted-for by naturalistic reasoning? Clearly, those who advocate other philosophies will…
Jul 10, 2011
David Cortesi replied to David Cortesi's discussion 'Naturalism and promises' in the group Naturalism
That's all fine, but you and I are trying to use "naturalism" for two different purposes. For purposes of ordering one's life, and of finding a secure sense of belonging in the world, your approach is just right. Call it…
Jul 10, 2011
alexa penzner replied to David Cortesi's discussion 'Naturalism and promises' in the group Naturalism
hi david -   to me, you are being too literal.  it's all interesting stuff, but belongs to other discussions, etc.   Earth is earth - she is amazing - just 'be' with nature. . . The science & the beauty of…
Jul 10, 2011
alexa penzner replied to David Cortesi's discussion 'Naturalism and promises' in the group Naturalism
hi david -   to me, you are being too literal.  it's all interesting stuff, but belongs to other discussions, etc.   Earth is earth - she is amazing - just 'be' with nature. . . The science & the beauty of…
Jul 10, 2011
David Cortesi replied to David Cortesi's discussion 'Naturalism and promises' in the group Naturalism
Extremely helpful, thank you!
Jun 13, 2011
Wonderist replied to David Cortesi's discussion 'Naturalism and promises' in the group Naturalism
Again, pragmatism, and its concept of 'usefulness', when seen as 'the ability to make good predictions', inherently endorses whatever good methods there are for evaluating probabilities, such as our natural intuition,…
Jun 13, 2011
Eoin Stephens replied to David Cortesi's discussion 'Naturalism and promises' in the group Naturalism
Interesting questions, Dave!   I'd say a complete answer would involve many levels of explanations, but Axelrod's work on the evolution of cooperation probably covers some of…
Jun 12, 2011

Naturalism and promises

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I am trying to understand how Naturalism -- physicalism, matterism, or WYSIWIGism, whatever you wish to call it -- how it deals with certain aspects of human life. Whether indeed it is possible to give a naturalistic description of some common features of the human condition. One such feature is the promise. Take a simple promise such as, "I'll pick you up at ten tomorrow." What is the value of this, under Naturalism? A promise has no value until it is executed. Only at 10:01 tomorrow can…See More
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