The realist believes we are able to mentally represent mind-independent states of affairs.
(Cf. Currie 1995c, 161) In its original form, Berkeley's Puzzle is presented as a puzzle about the possibility of conceiving of something neither perceived nor thought of, or, as Winkler (1989) suggests, as a puzzle of how it could be that an idea in the mind represents the mind-independence of what is represented.
In other words, Shakespeare's dramatic poetry is an enormous effort to represent the mind.
This, too, is a cliche, and could represent any mind were it not for the hardcore porn and scatological humour.
It's easy to understand the wellspring of Romney affection by listening closely to the candidates who haven't been very visible and yet, even in their obscurity, seem to represent the mind of the Party.
Is this fair?" A bishop in Colorado reminded Moore that "the ordination of practicing homosexuals" did not represent "the mind of the Church," was "plainly contrary to the teaching of scripture," and was "totally irresponsible".
Some types of music, on this view, represent the mind undergoing its experiences, such the feeling of 'lying in deep grass on a summer's day watching clouds drift across the sky' (56).
Regardless of the narrator's state of consciousness, he is able to relate himself to Cupid as he believes himself to be in love with Psyche, representing the mind.
I hope you know that these backward views do not represent the mind-set of all Romanians".
If we cannot get outside of our system of beliefs, then it is hard to see how we can be said to represent a mind-independent reality.
This study extends the previous brand image measurement processes by using a mixed (qualitative and quantitative) methodology, drawing upon a cognitive approach to represent consumers' minds as a network.
