chrisGoadThe Realm of the DeterminateBy a determinate, I mean a property of the world whose value is not dependent on chance or on human choice. I will start with determinacies…Oct 6, 2023Oct 6, 2023
chrisGoadConsciousness Is an Axiom, Not a TheoremThis brief article is in reply to Casper Skern Wilstrup’s piece: We Know Exactly What Consciousness Is — Don’t Let Anyone Tell You…Jun 21, 2023Jun 21, 2023
chrisGoadA Phenomenology of Visual PatternIn this note, I wish to convince you of three things, using a few examples. First, your perception of a patterned image, such as the one…Oct 2, 2022Oct 2, 2022
chrisGoadAt the Boundary of the PhysicalIn order to consider the boundary of the physical, I first need to say what I mean by the physical. This explanation will in turn require…Jan 14, 20221Jan 14, 20221
chrisGoadMathematical PhenomenologyPhenomenology is the study of appearances. Let’s consider an example of the simplest kind: the situation of a person gazing attentively at…Mar 21, 20213Mar 21, 20213
chrisGoadPhenomenological Lessons from a Simple ImageConsider this image. Not much to see. Just a grid of randomly oriented line segments, yes?Oct 14, 2020Oct 14, 2020
chrisGoadVisual Experience as TheoryConsider the image above. With a glance, you know many things about it. If I asked you to describe it, you would likely come up with…Aug 16, 2020Aug 16, 2020
chrisGoadThe Phenomenology of Abstract ImagesWe don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. (Anaïs Nin)Jan 17, 2020Jan 17, 2020
chrisGoadPhenomena from Inside and OutI use the word “phenomena” to mean appearances. This is the sense ascribed to it by the philosophical discipline known as phenomenology.Nov 23, 2019Nov 23, 2019
