[FRIAM] Friday Fodder

[thompnickson2 at gmail.com]

Jon, 

Say more! I don't yet see the connection.  

For me, Gibson hopelessly misunderstands his monist roots.  Direct perception is either a tautology or nonsense.  If one is dualist, and separates the world from our perception of it, then it is nonsense.  If one is a monist, then all experience is direct and calling it "direct" is wasted breath.   There, EricC, I have finally said it! 

Still pondering your last contribution to the writing thread. 

N
Nick Thompson
ThompNickSon2 at gmail.com
https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/

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From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of jon zingale
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 4:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Friday Fodder

"""
I feel like I completely understand your problem, but cannot solve it.  You point to, what is for me, the most  bemusing problem in evolutionary theory, the evolution of natural selection.  Given the developmental entanglement of traits, how do they become modules for the purpose of selection.  The tension between developmental biologists and Dawkins-like biologists is around this poing.  Nobody disagrees that there is a lot of entanglement and nobody disagrees that some traits get selected.  I agree that the burden of proof lies on the side of selection theorist to explain how selection itself is possible!  This what I find so tempting about Stephen’s energy flow
ideas.   Is there a “least action” explanation for modularity?
"""

Similarly, is this a place where SteveG-style descriptions will meet Gibson-style explanations?



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