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Proprioception,
so useful for living here,
deludes us; No ‘self’. #haiku

#Poem #Poetry #μverse #micropoetry #philosophical #illusionism #naturalism #proprioception #hallucination #eliminative #materialism #Anātman

Illusory self;
No homunculus, sitting;
false memetic me. #haiku

#Poem #Poetry #μverse #micropoetry #philosophical #illusionism #naturalism #proprioception #hallucination #eliminative #materialism

Introspective monitoring and detection are central concepts of illusionism.

A highly developed consciousness, such as human consciousness, undoubtedly has these meta-functions.

But they are not the only functions of a highly developed consciousness.

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#Illusionism #Philsky @keithfrankish.com

Chalmers choses only
Epistemic privilege
for consciousness - Why? #haiku

#Poem #Poetry #μverse #micropoetry #philosophy #mind #illusionism #gapless #consciousness #special #magic #epistemology

If lucky life gives
the numinous; playing tunes
awing us, sublimely. #haiku

Poem #Poetry #μverse #micropoetry #philosophy #illusionism #meaning #transcendence

Susurrations, thuds,
dust motes in still air, bright beams
of light. Cathedral! #haiku

#Poem #Poetry #μverse #micropoetry #ecclesiastical #architetural #WhatItIsLike #space #qualia #magnificent #spacious #illusions #sensations #grounded #transcendence #illusionism #constucted #awe

If the 'hard problem' were a problem, and if it was hard, then quite possibly it would.

However, it isn't so it isn't.

#illusionism

#Cartesian #Theatre #Closed

#Luminiferous #Æther #phlogistone #ÈlanVital #Doomed #too

Squirrels embody -
lithe, sinuous, leaps of joy -
tree consciousness. #haiku 🐿️

#Poem #Poetry #μverse #micropoetry #prioperception #illusionism #eliminativism #AnimalConsciousness #mindful #moments #qualia #free #bliss

We're all p-zombies,
feeling our conscious qualia
as if transcendent. #haiku

#Poem #Poetry #μverse #micropoetry #philosophical #zombies #philosophy #mind #illusionism #dasein #rainbows #unreal #illusions

Is there an Explanatory Gap?

-- Don't mind the gap.

Or, why Philosophers don't wear jeans...

#philsky #philosophy #illusionism #What #Gap

The Lake / Wall updates the Duck / Rabbit, establishing that illusions can really hurt if you dive into them.

#Philosoohy #Perception #Illusionism #DuckRabbit #DuckLowCeiling #Wittgenstein

Intuition guides
all our thoughts. Usually we
pretend it doesn’t. #haiku

#Poem #Poetry #μverse #micropoetry #illusions #illusionism #rationalisation #philosophy #psychology

Beorn berserker
bear, believed a were-bear, since
none stayed, to be sure . #haiku

#Poem #Poetry #μverse #micropoetry #neuroscience #philosoph #illusionism #perception #altered #consciousness

All is illusion,
mystics claim; spookily? No,
just literally. #haiku

#Poem #Poetry #μverse #micropoetry #neuroscience #philosoph #illusionism #perception #consciousness

Photograph in various shades of blue, depicting an illusionist apparently levitating his assistant while holding an oversized dreamcatcher.

Magic show, blue light. For #blueskymonday

#illusionism #illusionist #magicshow #levitation #bluelight #photography

Escape Plato’s cave?
Easy, really, know you’re there —
all is illusion. #haiku

#Poem #Poetry #μverse #micropoetry #zen #illusionism #proprioception #neuroscience #philosophy #reality

Escape Plato’s cave?
Easy, really, know you’re there —
all is illusion. #haiku

#Poem #Poetry #μverse #micropoetry #zen #illusionism #proprioception #neuroscience #philosophy #reality

Conscious experience isn't an illusion real & is “experienced” by all humans and animals. Denying that is obtuse & useless. But #Illusionism doesn't explain what “experience” is. It just denies it. The brain isn't like a computer as computers aren’t conscious. So the computer as brain metaphor is

I found ChatGPT's comments on illusionism interesting.

#Illusionism #Philosophy #Numinous #Purposefulness #axiology #value #Identity #Disorder #Mind #Naturalism #Psychology #Psychiatry

All my previous selves
are dead. So, why fret over
when the last one dies? #haiku

#Poem #Poetry #μverse #egodeath #micropoetry #self #Id #Ego #Death #Illusion #Illusionism

The homunculus
illusion brings forth conscious
souls, gods, and spirits. #haiku

#poem #poetry #μverse #micropoetry #illusionism #deflation #Occam

The homunculus
illusion brings forth conscious
souls, gods, and spirits. #haiku

#poem #poetry #μverse #micropoetry #illusionism #deflation #Occam

One of my beginner airbrush illustrations. Cut my tooth with the frisket film here. Typography and glow of model are airbrush parts. All else classically rendered. #art #illustration #pinup #surrealism #mirage #dove #glow #frisket #airbrush #typedesign #acrylicpainting #illusionism #graphics

Illusionism and functionalism In the last thread, someone asked what exactly is it about consciousness that illusionists say is illusory? One quick answer is that for illusionists, the properties people see in experience that incl...

What exactly is it about consciousness that illusionists say is illusory? The difference in views may be less than is often assumed.

selfawarepatterns.com/2024/08/31/i...
#consciousness #PhilosophyOfMind #illusionism #functionalism