tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780806945960886534.post4057594215711316556..comments2024-03-28T05:47:54.177+00:00Comments on Philosophical Disquisitions: Draper on God and Evil (Part One)John Danaherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06761686258507859309noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780806945960886534.post-14303434265797178422011-05-08T09:34:07.136+01:002011-05-08T09:34:07.136+01:00Draper does actually discuss panpsychism in his pa...Draper does actually discuss panpsychism in his paper. I just left it out since it didn't seem crucial to the overall argument.John Danaherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761686258507859309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780806945960886534.post-68656830266619958302011-05-08T08:29:16.912+01:002011-05-08T08:29:16.912+01:00I take it, then, that according to Draper werewolv...I take it, then, that according to Draper werewolves would be natural? As would be symbols of power? <br /><br />I won't pretend that there is a single definition of "natural" that captures all its meanings. But I think the most <i>useful</i> definition is "uniformity" - things are natural to the extent that they are "like" other things, to the extent that they are not subject to special rules. In particular, supernaturalism is typically connected with great irregularities at the level of humans or persons: werewolves aren't harmed by lead bullets, like everything else is; symbols of power affect the (otherwise normal, i.e. "natural") physical world; and yes, of course, souls animate those rare human bodies.<br /><br />This is the most useful definition because it captures the heart of naturalism in practice - the naturalistic explanations are always based on a uniformity, where things work "just like" other things. Planets move just like rocks, biology works just like chemistry... it's all about uniformity.<br /><br />My objection is related to my panpsychic [experientist] tendencies. When you think the public, objective, physical world and the subjective, mental, private world are <i>the same world</i>, Draper's definition loses meaning. But naturalism is still very different from theism.<br /><br />Yairיאיר רזקhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15798134654972572485noreply@blogger.com