Pragmatic Paradox Essay

In this paper, I will be arguing the meaning of a pragmatic paradox, Husserl’s theory of time-consciousness, whether there are a pragmatic paradoxes in the view of time and in the statement “I do not exist”. The relation of time has repercussion on how we understand how a conscious mind works. I will argue that there is no pragmatic paradox with the idea of time as the current model of physics proves time does not flow; however, there is a pragmatic paradox with the statement “I do not exist”, as I will prove using Descartes’ cogito. First, I will discuss the meaning of a pragmatic paradox, particularly using the definitions provided by Sorenson. However, before I define a pragmatic paradox, let’s recall the definition of a logical paradox to contrast it with in order to better establish the context. A logical paradox is a theory that, with logically sound premises, leads to logically contradictory conclusions. Another term I will contrast pragmatic paradox with is a pragmatic …show more content…
On the other hand, modern physicists disagree with this experience, arguing that time, which is a component of the whole of space-time, works with block theory, or the idea that time is a structured block of events that have relation to each other, but on the whole does not flow. I argue in favor that time is as physics states it to be, a block of space-time. However, I account for the movement in much the same way as Husserl, stating that time is a flowing element of the conscious mind, ‘since observers vary in their span of perception, the meaning of “present” is relative to the observer’ (Sorenson 169). One’s conscious mind moves from one point of time to another, much in the same way as a one’s body moves from one location in space to