Ideas from 'On Husserl' by Victor Velarde-Mayol [2000], by Theme Structure

[found in 'On Husserl' by Velarde-Mayol,Victor [Wadsworth 2000,0-534-57610-9]].

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11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 4. Solipsism

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The Cogito demands a bridge to the world, and ends in isolating the ego

			Full Idea: All philosophies inspired in the Cogito have the problem of building a bridge from the starting point of consciousness to the external world. The result of this is the isolation and solitude of the very ego.
			From: Victor Velarde-Mayol (On Husserl [2000], 4.7.2)
			A reaction: This strikes me as a pretty good reason not to develop a philosophy which is inspired by the Cogito.

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 3. Representation

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The representation may not be a likeness

			Full Idea: Representationalism is the doctrine that maintains that the object is represented in consciousness by means of an image. ...One should not confuse an image with a likeness.
			From: Victor Velarde-Mayol (On Husserl [2000], 2.4.3)
			A reaction: Helpful reminder that sense-data or whatever may not be a likeness. But then how do they represent? Symbolic representation needs massive interpretation.

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / d. Knowing essences

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Find the essence by varying an object, to see what remains invariable

			Full Idea: Eidetic Reduction consists of producing variations in the individual object until we see what is invariable in it. What is invariable is its essence or Eidos.
			From: Victor Velarde-Mayol (On Husserl [2000], 3.2.2)
			A reaction: This strikes me as an excellent idea. It more or less describes the method of science. Chemical atoms were thought to be unsplittable, until someone tried a new variation for dealing with them.