Simon Blackburn - Realism vs. Anti-realism

I have never encountered another human being who shares my same interests to the extent which you appear to....Thank you very much for the creation/production of this show.

Good audio, lighting, camera work, and subject matter. Thank you.

I do tend to follow the line of Mackie and cry error theory for all external objects (including moral ones, values, etc.), but I gotta say I have so much respect for Blackburn and his understanding of the subject, as well as his attempts to clarify and defend all sides. He’s just a damn good philosopher

Subjectivism is not necessarily eliminativism. Ethical Subjectivism is a cognitivist position which simply restates the truth-apt aspect of moral propositions.

Reality is a collective management of ideas, their control and organization, in relation to objects we perceive, and which is stimulated by the capacity and capability of the brain. The intellectual discourse between Robert and Simon, presented to YouTube viewers, is real, otherwise we all are unreal, nonexistent. No brain means no idea, so no objective or subjective reality, let alone numbers. Visual, auditory, olfactory and other senses of the humans are way different from those of nonhuman creatures, hence their perceptions. The urge and necessity for survival generate moral values that vary from ages to ages, people to people, and even person to person, and collective management, control and organization of moral ideas give rise to a particular set of values that are temporaneous.

I'm not a box! Now I am

“Nominalism vs anti-nominalism” - funny, everybody can play ‘the word game’

Reality in the face of erroneous judgements is reality out of ignorance. Reality in the face of correct judgement is reality unchanging.

Reality is most itself in the absence of language, but can only be communicated through language. -TM

Reality hits hard on the anti-realist and realist alike. But the realist keeps it's happiness.