The PhiloKitchen: An Unmediated Dive into Philosophical Practice
Daniel Drabkin
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S2E4 Self & World III
The algorithm does nothing at all except operating on the algorithmic level. Its hardware interface interacts – on the same level of human physiology – with the purely physicaldomain outside without…
S2E3 Self & World II
What happens in the computer – software-hardware interface – when it produces the output we take as similar to human output?Humans experience their existence – their interaction with their…
S2E2 Self & World I
From Physiological Process to the Instance of BeingWe challenge the traditional inquiry into the "inter-relation of mind and world." To ask how the mind "takes in" the world is to presuppose a…
S2E1 The Land of Language
The Genealogy of AbstractionUnlike the abstract autonomy of a mathematical field, the world presupposes an exchange of words – a medium in which agents evolve. Language is not a secondary tool used…
S1E20 Projecting Meaning V - A Closure with New Horizons
The Ontological ParticularTo be is to be something, and to be something is to be this rather than that. In other words, it is not the same as to run quickly. You can also run slowly while you cannot…
S1E19 Projecting Meaning IV
From Archetype to Articulation: The Leap of the Human FacultyThe Pre-Linguistic UniversalThe fox does not avoid the wolf by name, but by nature; it fears the archetype rather than the individual.…
S1E18 Projecting Meaning III
To acquire language is to learn the articulation of the world (this is what we do when we learn to speak). No linguistic application can transcend the horizon of the accessible (of what we've learned…
S1E17 Projecting Meaning II
The Paradox of Unlearned InquiryWhich is the proper object of philosophical inquiry: the mature act of projecting meaning, or the initial acquisition of that capacity?We are bound by a fundamental…
S1E16 Projecting Meaning I
The Ghost in the Machine: Meaning as Non-Performative Being1. The Tautology of MeaningWhat is the "agentic projection" of meaning into the world? It appears we cannot conceptualize meaning as…
S1E15 Basics of Cognition X - Part Three
The Paradox of the Empty CategoryWhy are we driven to inquire into this abstract, "metaphysical" self? We find ourselves searching for the source of Agency—the prime mover behind every action—yet we…
S1E14 Basics of Cognition X - Part Two
Inquiring into the 'I' is a pursuit of a ghost that never manifests in the light of objective observation. From the first-person perspective, the 'I' is never seen; it is only ever articulated. We do…
S1E13 Basics of Cognition X - Part One
What is the nature of the 'subject' that remains when all its predicates are stripped away? I am an organism, a parent, and a professional; yet, I find myself puzzled by the 'me' that supposedly…
S1E12 Basics of Cognition IX
Exploring agency as an object requires the paradox of agency acting upon itself. It is no more illuminating than expecting an engine’s roar to reveal its own mechanical design.Just as we do not…
S1E11 Basics of Cognition VIII
To move and to react are not two different kinds of action.To define their difference simply as 'physical versus mental' is insufficient, as this classification merely acknowledges the division while…
S1E10 Basics of Cognition VII
Physical objects are defined by their physicality; people/persons - by their agency.The natural sciences (physics, chemistry, biology etc.) establish and explore the constitution and behavior of the…
S1E9 Basics of Cognition VI
We proceed to explore the ontological status of Agency.Agency stands apart from empirical reality because it lacks an accessible ontological identifier. We are unable to articulate its essence ("what…
S1E8 Basics of Cognition V
What constitutes a philosophical question?Is the underlying source of philosophical curiosity fundamentally distinct from the curiosity that springs any other question?Does it originate from the…
S1E7 Basics of Cognition IV
How do complex physiological dynamics culminate in essential agency?How does integration foster functionality on an entirely new level?How does natural engineering translate into the story of…
S1E6 Basics of Cognition III
The assertion "When I speak, I generate meaning" warrants a response more probing than simply "How do you know?" The real challenge lies in the standpoint underpinning this claim: What…
S1E5 Basics of Cognition II
I continue my dive into the maze of mental reality. This time I touch upon the ripples of the self, of "I". The questions themselves dictate the path, unhindered by instruction. No typical jargon is…
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