It is no exaggeration to state that the classic culture of Tlon comprises only one discipline: psychology. All others are subordinated to it. I have said that the men of this planet conceive the universe as a series of mental processes which do not develop in space but successively in time.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- On the fictional planet Tlon, psychology is the only true discipline, as the universe is seen as mental processes.
- In plain terms
- If the universe is mental, then psychology becomes the foundation of all knowledge.
- What can you take from it?
- Viewing reality as mind-centric changes how we study it.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is the mind separate from matter?
- How do we study reality?
Another view
This view reduces physical science to psychology without evidence.
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