The Missing Argument in Sellars＇s Case against Classical Sense Datum Theory in ＂Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind＂

Our objectives in this paper are, first, to identify several puzzling aspects of the ＂Trilemma Argument＂ of Section 6 against the Sense Datum Theory; second, to resolve these puzzles by reconstructing the Trilemma Argument; third to point to a distinction Sellars makes between two versions of the Sense Datum Theory, the ＂nominalist＂ version and the ＂realist＂ version; fourth, to reconstruct Sellars＇s arguments against both; and, finally, to fmd in an earlier paper, ＂Is There a Synthetic A Priort？＂ that his argument against the second version, assumed but not actually given in EPM, is against property realism and depends on taking language expressing propositional perception as fundamental and language expressing non-propositional perception as incomplete and derivative from the former.

A Probe into the Implication of Education with Zhang Junmai’s Philosophy of Mind

In modern times,under the dual crisis of nationality and culture,Zhang Junmai returned to the internal philosophy of“Inner Sage,”whereby he started the global exploration of“Outer King”and constructed his own categorized Neo-Confucianism thoughts based on the contents of Yangming’s philosophy of mind as well as western philosophies.Therefore,by probing into the foundation of Zhang Junmai’s philosophy of mind,this paper explores the educational significance of the view of life based on honesty,the methodology of giving equal importance to learning and doing,and the world’s point of view contained in it,which may serve as a certain reference for the current education development.

Embodiment of Rationality:Philosophical Interpretation of Embodied Cognition

Under the influence of European rationalism,which holds that human rationality is higher than,or at least independent of human sensory cognition,the first generation of cognitive science advocates for disembodied cognition,manifesting the concept of dualism of mind and body.With the development of cognitive science in the 1980s,the second generation of cognitive science redefines the relationship between mind and body,thought and behavior,and reason and feeling and puts forward the concept of embodied cognition,representing monism of mind and body.It is claimed that the formation of concepts,categorical cognition and the evolution of rational thinking are characterized by embodiment,which is the necessary condition and basis for the formation of human rationality.The current study traces the shift of cognitive science from dualism to monism of mind and body and explores the relationship between rationality and sensibility from the perspective of philosophical basis and interpretations,with an aim to achieve a better understanding and thorough interpretation of human rationality.In this heated discussion about embodied cognition,there are still some fundamental questions that need to be further clarified,such as the essence and mechanism of human cognition,the ways that human body participates in cognitive activities,especially imagination and reasoning.The research paradigm of embodied cognition and its relevant theory have not been established and developed yet,and empirical research from interdisciplinary perspectives is far from enough to provide hard evidence for embodied cognition.

Kant, Fichte, and the Act of the I

Fichte＇s various articulations of the Wissenschaftslehre （＂theory of scientific knowledge＂） are self-conscious attempts to systematize Kant＇s critical philosophy. Fichte＇s notion of the pure I （ieh） serves as the theoretical starting-point for his exposition of transcendental idealism, and in many ways this concept is analogous to Kant＇s notion of the transcendental unity of apperception explained in the Critique of Pure Reason. This paper argues that although Fichte and Kant agree on （1） the active nature of the pure I, （2） the distinction between pure and empirical apperception, and （3） skepticism concerning the possibility of theoretical knowledge of any positive （i.e., noumenal） content of the pure I, their respective notions of pure apperception differ in that Kant affirms the conceptual priority of the pure I to its objects while Fichte denies the same. Fichte＇s departure from Kant on this point foreshadows many later recognition theories of consciousness, e.g., those of Hegel and Marx.

Whitehead＇s Categoreal Scheme as a Social-Psychiatric Game Autism and Metaphysics

The lack of emotional relations is not replaced by the ＂savant＂ characteristics （see Asperger syndrome） but by their immersing into stereotypic instincts. In other words, they compensate their divergent intrinsic emotions with imitated convergences （eg., the monotonous ＂convergence obsessed＂ logic of hammering, wringing hands etc.） Today＇s science cannot declare this to be convergent, especially for the fact that psychotic autist patients prove to be weak at convergence, but the male/female proportion reflects on notable facts （with Kanner syndrome it is 3：1 or 4：1, while Rett syndrome only affects females）. Can we declare Kanner and Rett syndromes to be basically female brain disorders？ Asperger-autism has been scientifically considered as a type of ＂male-brain disorder＂ since 199l （Baron-Cohen theory）. The proportion of male-female is approximately 6：1 with this disease. The author would like to demonstrate a very special case, the Asperger-autism as a ＂cognitive autism.＂ It is common to address autistic disorder as ＂pervasive＂ or ＂comprehensive＂ ontogenetic disorders because they affect all areas of adolescent psychological development negatively. But as the expression itself suggests, we are not aware of the specific disorders directly. As it will turn out we cannot deal with autism as on complex disorder, we should rather use the term in plural, i.e., autisms and autistic disorders.