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Physicalism is the belief that all of reality is on a physical basis, all is matter; it is difficult to prove or negate.
Physicalism is "the belief that all of reality is on a physical basis, all is matter". All I see, is a sentence and not matter. So, "physicalism" is itself not matter.popeye1945 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 29, 2025 7:29 am Physicalism is the belief that all of reality is on a physical basis, all is matter
The term "physicalism" insists that "all is matter" but it is itself not matter. Therefore, it is itself the best counterexample to its own claim.Gemini
In linguistics, heterological (from Greek "heteros" meaning "other" and "logos" meaning "word") refers to a word that does not describe itself. In simpler terms, it's an adjective that is not true of itself. This contrasts with autological (or homological) words, which do describe themselves.
There is a great misunderstanding here. Physicalism is the view that all is as it seems, all is physical, and it opposes the concept of idealism, in which all is mind.godelian wrote: ↑Sun Jun 29, 2025 7:48 amPhysicalism is "the belief that all of reality is on a physical basis, all is matter". All I see, is a sentence and not matter. So, "physicalism" is itself not matter.popeye1945 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 29, 2025 7:29 am Physicalism is the belief that all of reality is on a physical basis, all is matter
The term "physicalism" insists that "all is matter" but it is itself not matter. Therefore, it is itself the best counterexample to its own claim.Gemini
In linguistics, heterological (from Greek "heteros" meaning "other" and "logos" meaning "word") refers to a word that does not describe itself. In simpler terms, it's an adjective that is not true of itself. This contrasts with autological (or homological) words, which do describe themselves.
Well, yeah, and is the word "physicalism" itself physical?popeye1945 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 29, 2025 7:56 amThere is a great misunderstanding here. Physicalism is the view that all is as it seems, all is physical, and it opposes the concept of idealism, in which all is mind.godelian wrote: ↑Sun Jun 29, 2025 7:48 amPhysicalism is "the belief that all of reality is on a physical basis, all is matter". All I see, is a sentence and not matter. So, "physicalism" is itself not matter.popeye1945 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 29, 2025 7:29 am Physicalism is the belief that all of reality is on a physical basis, all is matter
The term "physicalism" insists that "all is matter" but it is itself not matter. Therefore, it is itself the best counterexample to its own claim.Gemini
In linguistics, heterological (from Greek "heteros" meaning "other" and "logos" meaning "word") refers to a word that does not describe itself. In simpler terms, it's an adjective that is not true of itself. This contrasts with autological (or homological) words, which do describe themselves.
Of course it is, all words can only exist in a material way.godelian wrote: ↑Sun Jun 29, 2025 8:53 amWell, yeah, and is the word "physicalism" itself physical?popeye1945 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 29, 2025 7:56 amThere is a great misunderstanding here. Physicalism is the view that all is as it seems, all is physical, and it opposes the concept of idealism, in which all is mind.godelian wrote: ↑Sun Jun 29, 2025 7:48 am
Physicalism is "the belief that all of reality is on a physical basis, all is matter". All I see, is a sentence and not matter. So, "physicalism" is itself not matter.
The term "physicalism" insists that "all is matter" but it is itself not matter. Therefore, it is itself the best counterexample to its own claim.
I'm not really sure that's what physicalism says... Sounds like a convenient strawman to me.
