The Entity Fallacy in Epistemology
Philosophy (2009)
- ISSN: 00318191
- DOI: 10.1017/S0031819100039814
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Abstract
The argument sets out by bringing into notice the ontological question of whether there are or are not discrete entities in the material world, and considering what would be the consequences for the evolution of perception if there were no discrete entities to be perceived. Four stages of evolution are discerned, the last two being ones in which the projection of entities is revealed as the needful method rather than a feature of what is discovered. The intersubjective aspect of communication about such projections-of-entity is discussed. Some unusual consequences for the theory of reference and the mind/body problem are seen to emerge.
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