Renamed Volume 7
Originally, Volume 7 was titled “An Observer-centric Philosophy of Science”. The idea for this content arose when I noticed that the current the field of Philosophy of Science seemed to ignore our role as observers.
As I neared completion of the first draft for sections 1 and 2, it became clear that what I was really writing was an expanded thesis on humans as definers. After several weeks of contemplating a renaming, I decided on What We are as People.
Why this title? I wanted it to be a universal statement about our nature, without any unintended narrowing the essential attributes which would excludd gender, skin color, age, cultural heritage, religious beliefs, or the era in which people lived.
What We are As People will now have four sections (if, of course I ever finish it — snicker–):
- The Observer Observing
- People as Bears of Meaning
- Perhaps the Hard Problem of Consciousness is not so Hard After All
- The Complexity of Our Nature
This change in perspective required an update to the conceptual content map of the Exploring the Gap Series.
