The Generic of A Metaphysics of the Mind. Pt. 2

The Mind: A Synoptic Bonus To The Field of Gnoseology.

Far from the regular tradings of the Philosophy of mind, the concept of Gnoseology as an ambience within scholaric discourse is an offshoot of a synopsis. This synopsis has its root in the marvels that triggered seeming interests on the extent at which the mind bears relevance within human struggle. The mind, yes, the mind is surreal.

There is no gainsaying that, much work has been carried out by scholars in the past. The many works in this area reflects a revolution in psychology that began mid-century, a period marked with radical scienticism and pro-behaviouralism. Before then, largely in reaction to traditional claims about the mind being non-physical a-la- Rene Descartes, many thought that a scientific psychology should avoid talk of ‘private’ mental states. Investigation of such states had seemed to be based on unreliable introspection, and not subject to independent checking. Consequently, psychologists like B.F Skinner and J.B. Watson, and philosophers like W.V Quine and Gilbert Ryle argued that scientific psychology should confine itself to studying publicly observable relations between stimuli and responses. This fact is avid in their works on Behaviourism, Methodological and scientific findings towards Behaviourism on an analytic front.

Thoughts Of A Predicate Thinker [Vol I: Chapter I: Subsection G]

[This marks the beginning to my dialectic series on this blog. The dialectics will consist of interplay of ideas on topical issues by two fictional characters: Jangbalajugbu (Jugbu is an alias, for the sake of this work) and Dabiri. Komolafe will double as the moderator and convener.] Jugbu on the one hand represents most views about issues as presented in the dialectics, while Dabiri represents my thoughts and opinions on them.

Dialectics On Morality.

Komolafe: Hello and welcome to the symposium today on Morality and other issues that border on ethics. We are here to hear out the views of two staunch minds on the topic of discuss; Morality. What is morality? Morality, though objective on a seeming sense, can pose a subjective definition when left alone to roam on its own ramification. Morality brings in a lot of issues that, it seems impossible to get done with on a simple platform, like we shall be having today. But it is my joy to announce to you, and also introduce our correspondents for today's symposium, trusting that they will do justice to the topic on ground.

Now, join me to welcome on board, Jangbalajugbu.***** Jangbalajugbu is a pro-populist on this issue. He has resounding claims and counter supports to the issue on morality.

Next is Dabiri. Dabiri, a protagonist and opposition to rules and normative on morality. He has his superlatives and we hope to hear from him.

*** All seated. ***

Thoughts Of A Predicate Thinker [Vol I: Chapter I: Subsection E]

Why Do People Move From One Church To Another?

I still do not get it, and believe me, it takes more than rationality to fathom and answer to the "why" in the dilemma. When up about the question, sometimes I simply submit to let go, but my curiosity is ever constant on the subject matter. In all, I see the reasons below as substantive and likely to be the case:

1. Either religion is a scam or simply a social vice.

2. God is not really what people take him/it to be.

3. Man is insatiable. This fact cannot be contested.

4. The human mind is gullible and easily influenced by external factors.

5. Christianity is for confused people. Islam is slightly better (would discuss that in subsequent discourse). Tradiitonal African religion is more expressive and addressing of the peculiar problems of the black race.

Thoughts Of A Predicate Thinker [Vol I: Chapter I: Subsection D]

Patience Rides Its Way Through Luck.

The subliminal heights we attain in our pursuits for the things that can keep us happy is boundless. We just keep striving, hoping at least very soon, we will get there. That is how we see ourselves and so often want to be. Its a human factor, and attests to the many cordinates that define our humanness.

Patience is a strong virtue. Little wonder, just a minor fraction of the human race possess it. Its like a glove that can be interchanged from hand to another, and needs some sort of insurance for it to rest at a last stop- infinitum. We sometimes fail to see beyond the goodness that subsists in our human actions and are often so quick to stamp appraisals over mere coincidences and marvels of our mindfulness. Being thoughtful over predicative pseudonyms is a far cry from the anomalies that are often associated with credible profoundity vis-à-vis the throw back to past assesments of immediate historical events and precidents. Patience sites no inference to this angle.

Many atimes, we find ourselves doing things we never should be found doing. We indulge in fister pursuits that, if only we waited a little longer, something bigger would have taken the spot and the gains it bring can be seen in bounty measures. Patience!

Luck is synonymous with patience and having to be patient. That an individual hangs on the side of patience is equivalent to riding on luck. Having to wait patiently for something does not guarantee an automatic result or that the being waited for would necessarily amount considering the fact it was indeed waited for. You may just be lucky to reap from the act of patience when the situation and constants apply. Luck is the constant- the one factor that justifies the end result of the act of patience. Without it, patience is non-existent and unworthy of mention.

Patience precedes desire, longings, want, satisfaction and glorification. It is a categorical portent of the human strata of socialization. It is one of the few elements that develops the human mundane slaloms that confines the emotional part of us on the way to gratification. That is it! Patience rides on through luck.

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Thoughts Of A Predicate Thinker [Vol I: Chapter I: Subsection C]

Reading: A spectacle for the enlightened?

Being able to derive pleasure from the things an individual likes is solely dependent on how stern he/she commits to developing the portents beyond the level of a habit to an ample state of self-awareness. Pleasure is an almost part of man’s desires. The human person is ultra-utilitarian; in that man, by nature is greedy, selfish and brutish. Ego tripping is a characteristic of we humans, and satisfying the drives of the egoistic passions and pulls only serve to explain just why being greedy is justifiable albeit destructive.

Thoughts Of A Predicate Thinker [Vol I: Chapter I: Subsection B]

The Abiding Measures In Pain

Knowing too much is a feature of the super-human in a covert world of socio-scientism. The capriciousness of the common mind-set sets up a sort of conformist ideology about how the art of thinking and experience should follow. Knowledge of experience is indubitable albeit unverifiable.

Pain is to man, what love is to the supreme. An ideal quotient of sort makes understanding the weight and feels of pain a basic attribute of man. Man feels pain more than he does of love. It is easier to describe pain than love or any other abstract form of emotional display that the human instinct can interpret and relate to. Pain is a dose measure of the prime faculties of the human person. It is associable with the worthlessness or otherwise of cultural values and social stigmas. Pain is above value. It is incomparable to any other. It is constant of its own!

Thoughts Of A Predicate Thinker [Vol I: Chapter I: Subsection A]

There comes a time when events in life cover an immeasurable circumference, one so large to see and mark. The test to holding on at such times appears fruity and desolate, albeit preponderant and tasking. Life gets better at every tide, and the human struggles in the face of so many hostilities suffer an excruciating torment that leaves a lot to be desired. Life is ignoble to say the least. And much of man’s accomplishments speak little volume of what is potentials actually are. Man is simply insurmountable!

In the time of the earliest men, much of what people had to do was fend for themselves and their immediate environment.  Several institutions in man’s filial digest were yet to see the light of day at the time. In that time, Man had but one task; survive. He was faced with challenges that beclouded his thoughts, hopes and aspirations. He had very little to count on, and so had little cause to worry about the next day. He lives each day as they come. Surviving the problematic associated with nature was the next order in line. The earliest man was awed by the wonders of nature; the phases of geographical order and the polemics of ecological constraints. He simply had to seek a way out. There then came the first moment of cognition.