Unity, Objectivity, and the Passivity of Experience
European Journal of Philosophy December 1, 2016 Anil Gomes
AbstractIn the section ‘Unity and Objectivity’ ofThe Bounds of Sense, P. F. Strawson argues for the thesis that unity of consciousness requires experience of an objective world. My aim in this essay is to evaluate this claim. In the first and second parts of the essay, I explicate Strawson's thesis, reconstruct his argument, and identify the point at which the argument fails. Strawson's...