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[...]we must also abandon the principle of noncontradiction: (Px & Px). [...]starting from true, commonsensical statements like roses are red and unicorns are mythical, the Correspondence Theory of Truth pushes us toward postulating the Form of Redness and possible but nonactual worlds populated...

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Veröffentlicht in:Dao : a Journal of Comparative Philosophy 2016-06, Vol.15 (2), p.307-310
1. Verfasser: Van Norden, Bryan W.
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Zusammenfassung:[...]we must also abandon the principle of noncontradiction: (Px & Px). [...]starting from true, commonsensical statements like roses are red and unicorns are mythical, the Correspondence Theory of Truth pushes us toward postulating the Form of Redness and possible but nonactual worlds populated by nonexistent objects. Mass-energy is similar to rpa, material form, one of the Five Skandhas of Theravada Buddhism. Since mass-energy (or rpa) is causally determined and constantly changing, it would be a mistake to become attached to any configuration of it as if it were permanent and independent. Even if the Potemkin Villages were completely successful in insulating her illusory individual self from disquiet, her real transpersonal self would suffer. [...]the Potemkin Villages were intrinsically bad for her, just like a narcotic that masks symptoms but does not treat the illness.
ISSN:1540-3009
1569-7274
DOI:10.1007/s11712-016-9497-7