What is more Real- Object or Idea?

Started by Garem, December 31, 2010, 06:44:25 PM

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Porkolt


Garem

If you see the definition of "Real" changing your take on which of the two is more so, please elaborate on the difference between definitions that hinges the argument towards one side or the other.

Diz-e

The common reality we all agree upon is one we all share, though we all have our own skewed ideas of this reality, which is based on perception. How do we agree upon this common reality? We communicate, through various means, and in the case of human beings, this is primarily done through language. The idea of the chair is passed between the two subsequently.

If we look at the example of the chair, let's say we have two individuals perceiving it. One says to the other "I see a chair". The other might say "I see a piece of shaped wood". Both are correct in a sense, yet even though they might disagree on reality, how would they even get to this point without communicating the idea? Based on this theory, the idea means nothing without a way to relate our own perceptions. Therefore, a common shared reality is shaped by language. If you don't have a word to describe a feeling, does it exist, is it truly understandable, to the next guy?

Language is reality.