[MD] The Brujo

[Ham Priday]

Marsha --

On 3/21/09 and again on 3/22 you wrote to Krimel:


> I'm repeating a question from a few posts ago because I want you to 
> answer:
>    Is there even one thing that is not dependent
>    on being conceptually constructed and
>    established by conventional agreement?

On 3/22 at 11:24 AM you said:

> 'Sensation' is conceptually constructed and
> established by conventional agreement.

Krimel corrected this assertion by responding that "sensation is independent 
of conceptual construction."

But both of your statements are troubling to me.  They suggest that the 
empirical world is nothing but a concept adapted by consensus (if that's 
what
"conventional agreement" is meant to infer).  And of the three human 
faculties
that can form a concept -- sensibility, experience, and intellect -- you 
mention only one ("sensation") which you claim is also "conceptually 
constructed".  I'm confused by these statements and am unable to make sense 
of the epistemology they describe.

How do you create a concept out of thin air?  For if your sensations are 
established  by convention, they must originate from an external source.  Do 
you think sensations are collectively shared experience?  Or are you using 
the word "sensation" to mean universal sensibility as in "common sense"?

When you have an opportunity, I'd be curious to know how you (personally) 
believe knowledge is acquired, concepts are formulated, and value is 
experienced.

Thanks, Marsha.

--Ham