Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

Thanks out to Friend of the Doctrine, Mimi for her Comment on yesterday’s Post:

It’s certainly helpful to keep in mind, we don’t all think alike.

A good reminder of an aspect of this thing of ours that all too ofter gets a lesser treatment: personal reality.

While we often say, ‘The tough thing about learning to use the Doctrine is having the willingness to accept an alternate perspective on the world around us and the people who make it up.’

Most people, when push comes to shove, are good with one ‘real’ reality. This view is so fundamental as to never really constitute a choice. ‘Look around you! That’s real! Not because my participation is necessary (“Fuck you and the crepes you think you ate, Descartes!”   “Oh yeah!?! Percipi this mon green ami!!”¹)

lol

Sorry, our little divertimento of a footnote has used up our time. We will return to address the very serious matter of ‘How Real is a Personal Reality?’ tomorrow.

Promise!

1) err imagine the scene, in a bar, down the street from the Holiday Inn on Existential Weekend Convention:

Bishop George Berkeley and René Descartes are entering the heated phase of an on-going argument. Tempers begin to flare, not entirely because both philosophers have been totally shut down by Starry Nights who is currently on stage, the lights are simply not in her eyes for either men. Aware that they are about to enter the punching phase of Reason, call out for impartial judgement. Turning to the hostess who appears as if by magic, she smiles in a kindly but brook-no-argument tone of voice, “Lou says you’re both a couple of Ba-Doinks and neither of you have a shot. He says to give you one free round to go with your obviously abused Free Will and to keep it down. That or he’ll come over here personally and provide a final summation.”

“Tá brón orm!!”

“Je vous prie de bien vouloir m’excuser, Mademoiselle Diane!”

Diane Tierney nods amusement pulling at one side of her mouth,  “Apologies accepted. One last round and back to your hotel you go.”