tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post419656677352282844..comments2023-12-20T19:30:28.788-05:00Comments on Fixing Psychology: Briefer Course, Revised (Part 2)Eric Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17412168482569793996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-8926511894937617772012-03-01T16:08:23.787-05:002012-03-01T16:08:23.787-05:00Well, that's interesting. My initial reaction ...Well, that's interesting. My initial reaction was that "memory" is one of the few nouns that I'd prefer, but given that I envision an active process, "remembering" does seem more descriptive. Good example!!Charles T. Wolvertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12309746685166449683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-59428564007933446092012-03-01T14:25:40.719-05:002012-03-01T14:25:40.719-05:00That is a great question. I don't know if cons...That is a great question. I don't know if consciousness skepticism would be the majority opinion today. I do, however, think the position would be much better understood. <br /><br />Presumably, if nothing else, there would not be such strong tendencies to treat 'mental things' as substances. That is, our psychology would use a lot more verbs (e.g. remembering) and a fewer nouns (e.g.Eric Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412168482569793996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-51408590017116281852012-03-01T11:58:59.293-05:002012-03-01T11:58:59.293-05:00I didn't realize that consciousness skepticism...I didn't realize that consciousness skepticism had such formidable proponents. Had the rewrite been completed, might that be a majority opinion?<br /><br />Thanks for the historical insight.<br /><br />-cCharles T. Wolvertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12309746685166449683noreply@blogger.com