Re: Did Man's Knowledge Of Weight and Distance Arrive Before Any

brian fletcher wrote:
> "pico" <pico@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote

> 
>> That seems straightforward, no?  But then he goes on to say that this 
>> occurs because humans have epistemic facilities that make them
receptive. 
>> Our particular epistemic abilities give the thing sensed certain
structure. 
>> It is the way we are.
> 
> Making sense is fitting the "swirl" to suit the level of the capacity of
the 
> observer, where the subject and object appear to have clear demarcation 
> lines.
> 
> The way "we are", but NOT the way "I am"
>> It is a truly human oriented philosophy so far, no? No appeals to 
>> mysticism here.
>  Yes for "we"and no for "I"

Am I correct that your pointing to the "I" in this case refers not to 
you in particular, but to the person experiencing what Kant wrote of - 
inferring that to communicate his meaning necessitates a compromise to 
speak to the "we"?

It is early. I could be in the swirl. Dunno.