Was it Mill who used the example of putting one hand in cold, one hand in hot, then both hands in lukewarm water, to illustrate the importance of (was it?) expectations? environment? Novocaine presents interesting philosophical opportunities.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 10-18-03 3:06 PM
I think it was Berkeley, plagiarizing Sextus Empiricus (and *his* sources), illustrating the subjectivity of secondary qualities.
Posted by pedant | Link to this comment | 10-18-03 10:49 PM
Was it Mill who used the example of putting one hand in cold, one hand in hot, then both hands in lukewarm water, to illustrate the importance of (was it?) expectations? environment? Novocaine presents interesting philosophical opportunities.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 10-18-03 3:06 PM
I think it was Berkeley, plagiarizing Sextus Empiricus (and *his* sources), illustrating the subjectivity of secondary qualities.
Posted by pedant | Link to this comment | 10-18-03 10:49 PM