I don't think we can say what mind is
just that it posits itself - and recognizes itself - as inside
the world - you might say -
but however you characterize the outside -
that which mind is inside of - the point is -
mind is the inside -
so I argue here a radical thesis of skepticism
which just is that we do not know
we don't know what mind is - or what it is mind is in
I say this to make the point that we can go beyond the idealist / materialist debate -
debate that is about - what
what mind is (what the inside is)
what is outside of mind (what the outside is)
what I am pointing to is the ground of this debate in its purity
the logic of it if you will -
materialism and idealism are attempts to show - to say - we do know - what is
I think we can go beyond these last ditch attempts at knowledge
and point to the absence of knowledge
epistemologically speaking we begin in the midst of it all
and look for foundations
this looking for foundation and all it entails is our living
the act of living - of searching - gives content - to our lives
(content to the contentless I would argue)
foundations are not to be found in either mind or matter
mind and / or matter may function for us - as foundations - in practice
but they are essentially only covers for the unknown
we don't know but we must act
we define - define and create
mind and matter are two such definitions
two such creations
what is behind these creations - these posits
what it is that is behind mind and matter
we cannot know
we cannot say
we begin in the midst of it all
we remain in the midst of it all
we end up in the midst of it all
beyond this (however you characterize it)
we do not know - cannot know
cannot say
