The Project Avalon Community Forum - Philosophy https://projectavalon.net/forum4/ en Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:11:06 GMT vBulletin 30 https://projectavalon.net/forum4/images/misc/rss.png The Project Avalon Community Forum - Philosophy https://projectavalon.net/forum4/ The self may not be what we think it is https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?131372-The-self-may-not-be-what-we-think-it-is&goto=newpost Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:36:23 GMT https://newsletter.martingeddes.com/p/the-self-may-not-be-what-we-think A potential category error at the core of inquiry into human experience. ... https://newsletter.martingeddes.com/...-what-we-think

A potential category error at the core of inquiry into human experience.

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"Over the last few years I have been studying how disciplines, institutions, and symbolic systems become detached from reality, and how that breach can be repaired. In the process, a more general inquiry has emerged into the conditions under which reality gets a say at all—ideally before collapse overtakes hallucination.

Whether the object is a telecoms network, a military intelligence backchannel, or an unintelligible court document, the underlying questions remain surprisingly consistent:" ]]> Philosophy John Hilton https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?131372-The-self-may-not-be-what-we-think-it-is