as regards knowledge of mind and its place
in the world -
I know my mind - directly
there is no inference
in fact for all intents and purposes I am - my mind
- for it is only through my mind - I know my body -
yes
my mind -
is this all that can be said -
can we speak - strictly speaking - of mind -
unpossessed - as it were -
a reservoir of - spirit - out there - that we and
other species dip into in varying degrees?
this is the question - in a way
is mind as with extension - a force to be reckoned with -
or rather just an anomaly - almost a mistake of nature?
- scattered points in matter - no substratum?
so does my mind's knowledge of itself
(and I am assuming this for the moment)
go beyond itself - recognize - mind in other forms?
not directly - this is clear
indirectly - well yes
and if not - well some kind of solipsism -
I may not be the only one that exists - but the only
one with a mind and knowledge
clearly not on
the mind recognizes itself in other physical forms?
is this just analogical inference -
or is there a more direct knowledge here?
i.e. mind recognizing mind
if so - how?
if this is on - it's not so much a question of
perception as in sensual perception
though clearly perception plays an instrumental role
rather it is recognition of -
it is in some sense a cognitive action
it is an apprehension
the mechanics of this I don't know and have no idea
to put forward at the moment
but I will stick with this notion and try and think
it out
