Santayana regards the subject / object distinction -
a fiction of grammar
still he has no qualms arguing against solipsism -
a subject - only view of reality
I think - just as ridiculous and dangerous -
a purely objective argument
true the world is one - 'objective' if you wish
but within this object (the world) is consciousness
consciousness is not just another fact of the world
it is a quality - a dimension
the internal dimension of the object
the relation here - internal / external is not universal -
not all things have an internal dimension - some do -
and this you can call objective if you wish
but the thing is we need not look at this only in an
objective manner
consciousness gives us choice - the choice of an inside view
and it should not be forgotten - an surface view
(without consciousness there is no view - whatsoever)
in fact the two run together
it is only analysis that divides
but apart from all this
we need to see a purely objective view - one that denies
the reality of the subject - as false and dangerous
in the wrong hands - such a view has been the first premise -
(the logical) cause of much human suffering
it is also the argument of science
dispassionate - observation of the world - with no regard
for the subject - only for its category - class
OK
but you need to watch it
science should always be subjected to the human test
of morality
let's not forget what we are
who we are
