Q&A: Taylor's Argument
Taylor's Argument
Question
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Seemingly, one could refute the argument and say that the reason we rely on the senses is that they describe material reality as it is, and nothing more. That is, according to Hume and Kant, we really do not see reality as it is. So we see only what is useful to us, and the reality revealed to our eyes is only a description of what benefits us. But do the senses really show the truth?
Notice that I am not asking whether evolution developed reliable senses, since evolution develops only what is useful for survival and not recognition of actual reality. Rather, my question is whether what we call actual reality is only a description of what is useful, and nothing more?
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Answer
The argument is based on the assumption that we see correctly. If you do not accept that assumption, then clearly you do not have to accept the conclusion. But almost everyone thinks that we do see correctly. a0