https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.m.wikipedia.org_wiki_Otoacoustic-5Femission&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=j6BFr5cqRASnJHaqS8gVMCLoVK2r7B7BQBtogAhMkoc&s=hSD8SW_cLVfAK2oNMQMkOg6-MVQE8DcayMJiuPqwYJc&e= Cory On Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 6:35 AM Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi TOK Folks, > > > > The thought of the day is: Is my tinnitus real > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_Tinnitus&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=j6BFr5cqRASnJHaqS8gVMCLoVK2r7B7BQBtogAhMkoc&s=75IKNQIyiVujH-VGDCFMj4YXMF4bgL1HbI8TL1NN4HQ&e= >? How does anyone else but me > know? > > > > I am asking because I am wrapping my chapter up on Mind2: Subjective > Conscious Experience and exploring the nature of subjectivity relative to > reality. I was playing around with the difference between perceptions and > hallucinations and the concept of the ontically real, and then the > difference between first person and third person empirical epistemology > regarding assertions about the real. > > > > If science is anchored to a third person empirical epistemology, what > does it mean to say my tinnitus is real? If you see me say I have tinnitus > and then engage in activity that seems to be directed at me adjusting to > it, does that make it more real. For example, when it started to get bad, I > got frustrated and then made a shift to interpret the buzzing as “crickets > in the night”. In accordance with classic cognitive therapy principles, > this helped. > > > > Finally, how does someone determine if this is a lie? > > > > Thanks for any thoughts people have. > > > Best, > Gregg > > > > ___________________________________________ > > Gregg Henriques, Ph.D. > Professor > Department of Graduate Psychology > 216 Johnston Hall > MSC 7401 > James Madison University > Harrisonburg, VA 22807 > (540) 568-7857 (phone) > (540) 568-4747 (fax) > > > *Be that which enhances dignity and well-being with integrity.* > > Check out the Unified Theory Of Knowledge homepage at: > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.unifiedtheoryofknowledge.org_&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=j6BFr5cqRASnJHaqS8gVMCLoVK2r7B7BQBtogAhMkoc&s=H4tayIBPCRGAJ_rjGjp9LAl2oIjONFBJRCx4yNl-40M&e= > > > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the > following link: > http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1 > ############################ To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1