The Aleph Chapter 8 Analysis

Various connections that Miranda makes in Chapter 8 relate to Borges article “The Aleph.” The connections she makes between consciousness and experience relate to one single point in time that is mentioned in the Aleph. Using this she questions, if and wether real objects in the world would need to exist. She uses the argument of cats and dogs existing outside out this hyperbox in connection networks which is similar to our consciousness. She states if there would even be a need for real cats and dogs since all their meaning and experiences could exist within the hyperbox. Because of things that exist in the real world we are able to experience them in consciousness therefore there it is necessary to have them exist in our world and not just in our consciousness. Miranda comes to her questioning the existence of real cats and dogs by first explaining connection nets. The connection net works in a way that once you input signals into it, it is able to produce outputs that are similar or different to it. This multi-layer connection …show more content…
In chapter five of Gallagher’s book he explains Husserl’s view of the world and objects. He explains that intentional objects have all the same features of real objects in experience. Husserl argues that objects in your consciousness are the very same objects that are in your experience because they hold the same characteristics. My interpretation of this is that the objects that exist in your consciousness have to be there due to outside influences. If there were no objects outside of your experience then there would be no experience. The existence of these outside objects is the main reasoning for your consciousness since your experience is your data in phenomenology. So, your experience with such objects is what consciousness is. When we argue that all you experience is experience you're arguing that your experiences is derived from these