That is the problem with FDP's OLP that straight-jacketed him from nuances of words that could enable greater progress.Skepdick wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:55 amToo bad that any use of the word "illusion" carries a negative connotation in philosophy.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:43 amKant argued all ideal moral principles as in morality is objective [FSRC-ed] but ultimately illusory; nevertheless, they are useful illusions as a guide.
It is the same as the absolutely definitely 'real' North Poles which is ultimately an illusion but it is nevertheless a useful illusion as a guide for navigation.
Any claim that Polaris, or the North Star is really real is false, because it is an illusion in one sense and likely be definitely an illusion in real time; for in real time now, that North Star may not be existing as real now in real time, i.e. it could have imploded and what we perceive as the North Star are merely its historical light from billions of years ago.
BUT this illusory star is a useful illusion in that it has helped ancient people to survive via navigation, facilitate progress, find new lands and enable other positive utilities.
As with the above,
all ideal moral principles as in morality are illusory but are objective within a morality-proper FSRC as a useful illusion.
Other than the above, there are other nuanced perspectives but no need to get into them at this point.
I have highlighted evolution is full of deceptions to humans to facilitate them to survive and reproduce and I believe you also agree with this?
One example is;
When a highly charged testosterone male perceived a super sexy long haired blonde from the back, he could instantly got a stiff hard-on, but many a times disappointed when he heard a bass sound from that person, then there is a quick limp and self-embarrassment due to being deceived with an illusion [reified].
There are tons of illusions that evolution has generated in deceiving humans in facilitating their basic survival and well-being.
What Kant is doing is introducing his Critical Philosophy to understand their existence and to decipher illusions that are useful and those that are useless relative to conditions to ensure optimality.
There are certain illusions which are optimal to certain conditions but need to be weaned off when we have evolved further with greater rationality and wisdom.
Note with toddlers and children, how they wean-off the illusory Santa as their intelligence and wisdom unfold with age.
One example re adults is the illusory God which must be weaned off in the future [not now] as the average rationality and critical thinking progresses.
Another is the necessary ideology of mind-independence [Peter, FDP, Atla, IWP, et. al.] which is optimal in the past but transitioning to be weaned-off, but they are clinging to this ideology dogmatically like there is no tomorrow.