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The relativist stance

O E Rössler1, K Matsuno

  • 1Division of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, F.R. Germany.

Bio Systems
|July 2, 1998
PubMed
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Relational perspectives are vindicated over absolutism, suggesting consciousness is dream-like. Exploring relational consistency offers an

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Area of Science:

  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Epistemology
  • Metaphysics

Background:

  • The dichotomy between absolutism and relativism presents a fundamental philosophical challenge.
  • Investigating the nature of consciousness and its perceived reality is central to understanding existence.
  • Historical philosophical inquiries, such as those by Descartes and Levinas, explored the concept of exteriority and its implications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To juxtapose absolutist and relativist mindsets, advocating for the relational stance.
  • To explore the implications of unfalsified relational consistency for understanding exteriority and power.
  • To introduce the potential of 'deep technology' as a means of enlightenment through observer-world interface manipulation.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical argumentation and conceptual analysis.

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  • Juxtaposition of absolutist and relativist frameworks.
  • Exploration of Descartes' and Levinas' philosophical contributions to relationality and exteriority.

    • Main Results:

    • The relational or relativist stance is vindicated as a more coherent framework.
    • Consciousness, while undeniably existing, possesses a dream-like reality.
    • Unfalsified relational consistency logically implies exteriority, which in turn suggests infinite power and the inevitability of compassion.

    Conclusions:

    • A relational understanding of reality offers an 'escape hatch' from perceived limitations.
    • Ethics serves as a primary pathway to enlightenment.
    • Emerging 'deep technology' may offer a novel, demonstrable method for global transformation via manipulation of the observer-world interface.