Exact Concepts

Idealistic Studies 11 (1):41-48 (1981)
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Abstract

Are there those who confuse an automobile with its driver? We laugh at such a question. Are there those who cannot distinguish the “known” from the act of their “knowing”? Our laughter quickly fades. For our answer, we do not have to go directly to the jungles and the caves; our enumeration could begin with famous names of science. People who wield the surgical instruments of their discipline with the subtlest precision start to beat about with primitive conceptual clubs as soon as discussion hits upon questions concerning consciousness and its accurate investigation.

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