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On Monday, April 8, 2002, at 12:43 , Scott Chase wrote:
> Kant's assertion that we impose our own laws upon nature
Man is the measure of all things. But, what is being _measured_
can be _observed_ without these laws.
(I think all this piffle about observational filters stems from
the measuring tools, not the perceptions.)
Observation is a multifold process, and, condemning it to
filters at all times is, IMHO, wrong.
The creative process requires observation, and preconceptions,
and it also requires being outside of these.
I prefer to separate the processes of observation, behavior, and
intention, as well as never denying the problems inherent in
_all_ perceptive mechanisms.
I ain't a blank slater, and I don't hold any buckets. I'm not
even possessed of a socio-biologic bias. I'm a skeptic. Make
your point, I'll share its argument, until something better
comes along.
(Admittedly, at the moment, I think sociobiology makes better points.)
- Wade
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